Mongaku
Date1849
Maker
Katsushika Hokusai
Japanese, 1760 - 1849
Label TextThe monk Mongaku did penance for 21 days under the Nachi waterfall. In this dramatic picture, Mongaku collapses and is rescued by the deity Fudo Myo-o’s child attendants, Seitaka and Kongara.
Object number67.13
Photo CreditPhoto: Scott Leen
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Deities and Demons: Supernatural in Japanese Art, Oct. 20, 2022 - ongoing [on view beginning Apr. 12, 2023].Credit LineGift of Miss Maude Oakes
Dimensions53 1/4 x 22 7/8 in. (135.26 x 58.1 cm)
Overall h.: 82 3/4 in.
Overall w.: 22 7/8 in.
MediumFramed hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Katsushika Hokusai
ca. 1815-49
Object number: 39.163
Katsushika Hokusai
ca. 1815-1849
Object number: 39.180
Japanese
18th century
Object number: 35.68.1
Japanese
18th century
Object number: 35.68.2
Japanese
18th century
Object number: 35.68.3
Japanese
1278
Object number: 48.169
Japanese
13th century
Object number: 48.170
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