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Statue
1780
Penn Museum
Philadelphia, United States
Details
- Title: Statue
- Date Created: 1780
- Location Created: Koyasan Temple, Japan
- Physical Dimensions: 58 x 55 cm
- External Link: Penn Museum online collection
- Medium: Wood, Lacquer
- Object Number: 29-96-346
- Descriptive Note: Fudō 不動 is a wrathful deity, one of the five Wisdom Kings (Myōō 明王), of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. The name Fudō “The Immovable” is a translation of his Sanskrit name, Acala. He often appears as a supporter of the Buddha Vairocana. Acala/Fudō is depicted in Japanese or Tibetan art holding a sword and lasso, with a fierce expression, and flames around his body. This statue was purchased by Maxwell Sommerville in 1900 from Koyasan Temple in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. He wears a metal and bead necklace and sits on a stylized rock formation. The sword and lasso are missing.
- Culture: Japanese, Buddhist
- Credit Line: Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
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