Shakkyō, from the series One Hundred Nō Plays

Object Details

• Artist

  Tsukioka Kogyo 月岡耕漁 (1869-1927)

• Publisher

  Matsuki Heikichi 松木平吉

• Label

  In Shakkyō, literally “stone bridge,” the Japanese priest Jakushō (ca. 962–1034) is traveling in China and chances upon a storied stone bridge, where he encounters a boy. The boy suddenly stops Jakushō as he begins to cross the bridge, telling the priest the land beyond the bridge is the realm of the bodhisattva Manjushri. He reveals that no mortal should cross. Soon after, two lions—the mounts of Manjushri—appear as the bodhisattva’s messengers. They break into a mesmerizing dance to celebrate Buddhist virtue and a peaceful realm.

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Staging the Supernatural: Ghosts and the Theater in Japanese Prints (March 23 to October 6, 2024)

• Origin

  Japan

• Credit Line

  Robert O. Muller Collection

• Type

  Print

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• Date

  1920s

• Name

  Tsukioka, Kogyo, Matsuki, Heikichi

• Place

  Japan

• Topic

  Diptych, Theater, Cats, Art, Animals, Robert O. Muller collection, Noh, Japanese Art, Dance, Taisho era (1912 - 1926), Manjushri, Dancer

• Culture

  Buddhists, Japanese

• Object Type

  Prints