
Mokenren from Great Disciples of Buddha
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Legion of Honor
- Image courtesy of
- Legion of Honor
Description
A tall, narrow woodblock print in bold black ink on cream paper showing a standing robed figure rendered in thick, angular black strokes with jagged white striations cutting through the drapery. The figure's face is turned upward toward the top right, where a small cluster of leaf- or flame-like foliate shapes projects from a raised hand, and a column of vertical characters runs down the right margin. The composition is stark and graphic, relying entirely on the contrast of solid black against unpainted paper, consistent with its identification as "Mokenren" from Shiko Munakata's Great Disciples of Buddha series.
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Mokenren from Great Disciples of Buddha was created by Shiko Munakata (棟方志功).
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