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Photo: Scott Leen

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

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