Monju (Manjusri) from the "Two Bodhisattva and Ten Great Disciples" series — carved in 1939 and printed in 1959 — represents Munakata's sustained engagement with this figure across multiple decades and series. Each version of Monju would differ in subtle ways: the angle of the sword, the posture of the seated or standing figure, the relationship of the bodhisattva to the surrounding compositional space. Together the multiple Monju prints in Munakata's oeuvre trace his deepening understanding of wisdom as both a sacred attribute and a creative necessity.
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.
Monju (Manjusri), 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 — Monju (Manjusri), 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.
Monju (Manjusri), from the series "Two Bodhisattva and Ten Great Disciples of Buddha Sakyamuni (Nibosatsu Shaka judai deshi)" depicts temples & shrines and religious.