Dragon King by Jochi; Heian period, dated 1145
Ink and color on silk
Jochi
JAPAN; Heian period
A painter who attained the status of Hogen (Dharma Eye), the second highest-rank honored to Buddhist artists in Japan, Jochi was also known as Suijoza or Suikun. Active at several Buddhist temples around Japan, he assisted Kakuyu Sojo, a Tendai monk, in collecting paintings at Onjoji Temple in Shiga.
Among his existing works, the most well-known is the illustration of Dragon King at Kongobuji Temple in Wakayama. Today, the painting is listed as a National Treasure. Jochi adopted the Chinese Song painting style, which was characterized by strong and delicate line drawing.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People, page 122.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Jochi." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , vol. 19, 2016, pp. 122.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Stefanie Pokorski, Yichao, Mankuang, and Miaohsi. 2016. "Jochi" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , 19:122.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Pokorski, S., Yichao, Mankuang, & Miaohsi.. (2016). Jochi. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People (Vol. 19, pp. 122).
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