Maudgalyayana (Mokukenren), from the series "Two Bodhisattva and Ten Great Disciples of Sakyamuni (Nibosatsu Shaka judai deshi)"
- Date:
- 1939-68
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Maudgalyayana (Mokukenren) — the disciple of supernatural powers, who appears in both the earlier "Ten Great Disciples" print and here in the "Two Bodhisattva and Ten Great Disciples" series (carved 1939, reprinted 1968) — returns as a subject that clearly engaged Munakata's imagination. The disciple whose powers bridged the human and divine realms — who could descend into hell to rescue his mother and ascend to the heavens to seek the Buddha's teaching — was a figure of active, dynamic sacred energy that Munakata's carving style could render with particular force.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Maudgalyayana (Mokukenren), from the series "Two Bodhisattva and Ten Great Disciples of Sakyamuni (Nibosatsu Shaka judai deshi)" was created by Shiko Munakata (棟方志功) in 1939-68.
Yes — Maudgalyayana (Mokukenren), from the series "Two Bodhisattva and Ten Great Disciples of Sakyamuni (Nibosatsu Shaka judai deshi)" is part of the Two Bodhisattva and Ten Great Disciples of Sakyamuni (Nibosatsu Shaka judai deshi) series by Shiko Munakata.
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