Ananda — the beloved attendant of the historical Buddha, whose extraordinary memory allowed him to recite all of Shakyamuni's teachings after the Parinirvana, thus preserving the entire Buddhist canon — appears in this print, carved in 1939 and printed in 1959, from the "Two Bodhisattva and Ten Great Disciples" series. Ananda's defining quality was his capacity for total receptive attention, and this made him a figure of particular significance for Munakata, who understood his own printmaking as a kind of receptive practice — allowing the block's energy to pass through him rather than imposing his will upon it.
1960
Woodblock print
Shôwa period, 1926-1989
Woodblock print
1939-68
Woodblock print
1939 (printed 1955)
Woodblock print
伏見稲荷
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
Uji Byodoin no ichibu
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Ananda (Ananda), from the series "Two Bodhisattva and Ten Great Disciples of Buddha Sakyamuni (Nibosatsu Shaka judai deshi)" was created by Shiko Munakata (棟方志功) in 1939 (printed 1959).
Yes — Ananda (Ananda), from the series "Two Bodhisattva and Ten Great Disciples of Buddha Sakyamuni (Nibosatsu Shaka judai deshi)" is part of the Two Bodhisattva and Ten Great Disciples of Buddha Sakyamuni (Nibosatsu Shaka judai deshi) series by Shiko Munakata.
Ananda (Ananda), from the series "Two Bodhisattva and Ten Great Disciples of Buddha Sakyamuni (Nibosatsu Shaka judai deshi)" depicts temples & shrines and religious.