Kongara-doji

Kongara-doji

Ryūshū Shūtaku (Myōtaku)

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.


Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.