Shokokuji Temple: Vaisravana
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毗沙門天王像 雪舟等楊
日本
毗沙門天王為四天王之一，守護帝釋天所住之須彌山的北方，亦司守護佛法及施財一事，在日本作為七福神之一，廣為民間所熟悉。此圖乃雪舟等楊老年歸返故里之作，可謂年輕時於京都相國寺參究後所完成的佳作。繪製於十五世紀。現為日本重要文化財。
圖中毗沙門天王束髮戴冠，身著鎧甲，左手托寶塔，右手握戟，腳踏邪鬼，為一般常見的形象。天王表情嚴肅卻又可親，足下所踏的邪鬼苦悶又略帶諧趣，頗具特色。
衣著的墨線粗細有致，隨風翻轉的帔帛和熊熊火焰的頭光，動感十足。筆勢雄健，用墨沉穩，展現作者豪放的性格。描繪戰戟的濃墨與火焰的淡墨交相渲染。構圖嚴謹，線條轉折勁秀流利，顯現出作者一筆而就的功力，及其扎實的繪畫基礎。
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, page 832.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Shokokuji Temple: Vaisravana." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, vol. 16, 2016, pp. 832.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Shokokuji Temple: Vaisravana" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, 16:832.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Shokokuji Temple: Vaisravana. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z (Vol. 16, pp. 832).
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