BENRIDO COLLOTYPE Hanging Scroll Buddhist "Aka-Fudō"

◆ Hanging scroll〈Shigebun Fudo Meiou 2 Doji statue (Red Fudo)〉 ◆

Heian period Koyasan Meioin Collection

*This item is made to order and takes approximately 4 weeks to be ready. Please note that this item can NOT be canceled, returned or refunded. 

Fudo Myōō (also "Acala") is one of the especially important and well-known divinities in Japanese Buddhism. In Japan, some images may depict Acala sporting a red (赤不動, Aka-Fudō) or yellow (黄不動, Ki-Fudō) complexion. The most famous example of the Aka-Fudō portrayal is a painting kept at Myōō-in on Mount Kōya (Wakayama Prefecture) traditionally attributed to the Heian period Tendai monk Enchin. Legend claims that Enchin, inspired by a vision of Acala, painted the image using his own blood (thus explaining its red color), though recent analysis suggests that the image may have been actually created much later, during the Kamakura period.

Dimensions: Axis 145.5×49.5cm Screen 57.8×30.5cm (32% reduced)