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Uhō Dōji, the “rainmaking youth,” is said to be either a manifestation of the Shinto goddess Amaterasu or the Buddha Dainichi Nyorai (Sanskrit: Vairochana). He holds a wish-fulfilling jewel and staff and has a five-tiered pagoda on his head.
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雨宝童子図大津絵
Title: Ōtsu-e of Uhō Dōji
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 17th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink, color, and woodblock print on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 13 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. (34 x 19.1 cm)
Overall: 22 1/8 x 11 7/16in. (56.2 x 29.1 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
Object Number: 1975.268.144
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