Kongara-doji

Ryūshū Shūtaku (Myōtaku) Japanese

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The famous Zen monk Myōtaku (Ryūshū Shūtaku) produced many paintings and prints of Fudō Myōō and his attendants Seitaka Dōji and Kongara Dōji. This painting illustrates Kongara Dōji and probably formed a triptych with Fudō and Seitaka.

Kongara-doji, Ryūshū Shūtaku (Myōtaku) (Japanese, 1307–1388), Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan

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Kongara-doji, Ryūshū Shūtaku (Myōtaku) (Japanese, 1307–1388), Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan
Kongara-doji, Ryūshū Shūtaku (Myōtaku) (Japanese, 1307–1388), Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan

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