Bodhisattva Manjusri (Monju Bosatsu) — the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, traditionally depicted with a sword to cut through ignorance and a text of sacred scripture — appears in this print from the "Ten Great Disciples of the Buddha Sakyamuni" series, the block carved in 1948 and printed during the Showa period. Monju was one of Munakata's most frequently depicted sacred figures, wisdom being the quality he most associated with the creative act of carving: the knife cutting through the wood's resistance as the sword of Monju cuts through the resistance of ignorance.
1960
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.
Bodhisattva Manjusri (Monju bosatsu no saku), from the series Ten Great Disciples of the Buddha Sakyamuni (Shaka jûdai deshi), Shôwa period, undated (block carved 1948) was created by Shiko Munakata (棟方志功) in Shôwa period, 1926-1989.
Yes — Bodhisattva Manjusri (Monju bosatsu no saku), from the series Ten Great Disciples of the Buddha Sakyamuni (Shaka jûdai deshi), Shôwa period, undated (block carved 1948) is part of the Ten Great Disciples of the Buddha Sakyamuni series by Shiko Munakata.
Bodhisattva Manjusri (Monju bosatsu no saku), from the series Ten Great Disciples of the Buddha Sakyamuni (Shaka jûdai deshi), Shôwa period, undated (block carved 1948) depicts temples & shrines and religious.