Kongobuji Temple: Dragon King
Ink and color on silk
善女龍王像 定智
日本
據日本平安天長元年（824）僧空海在京都神泉苑乞雨修法之際，善女龍王從愛宕山雲間出現之傳說而繪製。平安時代（794～1185）末期著名繪師定智所作。據和歌山金剛峰寺《續寶簡集》記載，「久安元年（1145）開眼供養」，而得知繪製年代。一九五三年指定為日本國寶。
圖中龍王戴唐冠，身著官服，以古代中國的帝王姿態出現，手端圓盤，上盛三顆寶珠，衣襬露出龍尾。此圖色彩明顯剝落，身軀和衣紋的墨線均為堅實的鐵線描，筆法雄勁有力，可見很早即汲取中國宋畫技法，為平安時代後期佛畫精湛之作。
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 448.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Kongobuji Temple: Dragon King." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, vol. 15, 2016, pp. 448.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Kongobuji Temple: Dragon King" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, 15:448.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Kongobuji Temple: Dragon King. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O (Vol. 15, pp. 448).
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