Seated Daiitoku Myōō (Yamāntaka)

Gilt bronze
Total H 21.0, H 20.3
Heian period　
12th century

H015714

H050031
2019/09/17

H050032
2019/09/17

H050033
2019/09/17

H050034
2019/09/17

H015714
2012/02/27

H015717
2012/02/27

H015725
2012/02/27

D029849
2002/01/25

A242210
2002/01/25

The statue with six arms and legs mounted on the back of water buffalo. As one of the Five Great Myōō, it was sometimes placed in a westward direction, however it was more often enshrined as a single image. As an independent statue, it was applied as a principal icon during the Esoteric Buddhist ceremony, however many examples were produced to pray for victory.

Shigeki Iwata
Masterworks from the Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall at the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2010, p.137, no.163.

Accession Number	1306-0
Category	Sculptures
Bibliography	Masterworks from the Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall at the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2013, 168p. Masterworks from the Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall at the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2012, 168p. Masterworks from the Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall at the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2010, 160p.