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“The Famous, Unrivaled Sculptor Hidari ‘Left-Handed’ Jingorō” (Meiyo: Migi ni teki nashi Hidari Jingorō)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi Japanese
Not on view
At the center of this complex triptych composition is the famous sculptor Hidari “Left-Handed” Jingorō at work in his studio, carving a statue of Shōtoku Taishi (574–622), one of the great proponents of Buddhism in ancient Japan. The artist is surrounded by a dazzling array of his sculpted masterpieces of Buddhist deities, sages, guardian figures, and personages from East Asian lore, some lifelike in expression.
On view from March 8, 2021–May 31, 2021