Title : Fudo and Mongaku

Artist : Toyohara Kunichika

Date : Ca. 1880-90s.

Details : Toyohara Kunichika: Fudo and Mongaku - Artelino

Source : artelino - Japanese Prints
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Description : Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro are in the dual roles of priest Mongaku (left) and Fudo-myo-o. Sukedakaya Takasuke plays the assistant of Fudo on the right. Priest Mongaku was performing 37 day penance under the ice-cold Nachi waterfall. When he almost died, Fudo Myo-o (One of the Five Kings of Wisdom in Esoteric Buddhism) appeared and rescued Mongaku.

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