Manjusri Bodhisattva
Ink and color on paper
Manjusri Bodhisattva
JAPAN; Muromachi period
Manjusri Bodhisattva is often portrayed with a youthful appearance to symbolize the purity of wisdom. In this painting, thought to date from the late 15th century, Manjusri stands barefoot, partially turned to one side. The Bodhisattva has narrowed eyes, red lips, and long hair that hangs down past the shoulders. Manjusri wears a robe that appears to be made of rope, and holds a sutra with both hands. A cord of rope is wrapped around the right arm. This unadorned portrayal of the Bodhisattva is painted with lines of varying thickness that emphasize the different textures of the hair, skin, and robe.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 513.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Manjusri Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, vol. 15, 2016, pp. 513.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Manjusri Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, 15:513.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Manjusri Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O (Vol. 15, pp. 513).
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