Monju Bodhisattva seated on a lion
(Kishimonjyu no saku 騎獅文殊の柵)
(1951); printed 1958
Medium
hand-coloured woodblock
Measurements
66.3 × 41.3 cm irreg. (image) 70.0 × 47.0 cm irreg. (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1960
© Munakata Shikō Estate
Gallery location
Level 1, NGV International
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Japan
Inscription
inscribed (vertically) in pencil (in image) l.l.: 志功 Munakata
inscribed in pencil (in image) l.l.: 1958 / 9.9 (line with arrow pointing left)
stamped in red ink (in relief) l.l.: 棟
inscribed in red pencil on reverse l.l.: Shiko Munakata / C # 89 Japanese song (A)
Accession Number
697-5
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Subjects (general)
Animals Human Figures Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
bodhisattvas boys flower (motif) leaves (plant components) lion (species) Manjushri (Buddhist bodhisattva) men (male humans) seated figures