Vairocana (Dainichi Nyorai), from the series Kegon-fu
- Series:
- Kegon-fu
- Date:
- 1937
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Vairocana (Dainichi Nyorai) from the Kegon-fu series (1937) is the cosmic Buddha who is identical with the universe itself — whose body is the dharmadhatu, the totality of all phenomena, whose light illuminates all worlds simultaneously. This print from the 1936-37 Kegon series represents one of Munakata's deepest Buddhist engagements: the attempt to give visual form to the most abstract of Buddhist cosmological concepts. His carving, which worked by feel and instinct as much as by deliberate design, may have been an appropriate medium for this particular attempt — the formless made tangible through direct physical action.
1960
Woodblock print
Shôwa period, 1926-1989
Woodblock print
1939-68
Woodblock print
1939 (printed 1955)
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Vairocana (Dainichi Nyorai), from the series Kegon-fu was created by Shiko Munakata (棟方志功) in 1937.
Yes — Vairocana (Dainichi Nyorai), from the series Kegon-fu is part of the Kegon-fu series by Shiko Munakata.
Vairocana (Dainichi Nyorai), from the series Kegon-fu depicts waterfalls.
