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Munakata Shikō (棟方志功 羅漢羅怙羅尊者, 1903 - 1975) #Arhat Rahula (Rakan Ragora), #Japan, #Showa period, 1939, #woodblockprint mounted as a #hangingscroll (#kakemono). Being one of the great individualist woodblock artists in 20th century, Munakata Shiko’s themes are often taken from tradition and refer to #Buddhism, #Zen or folk tales. You can read more about his work in the image description.

棟方志功 羅漢羅怙羅尊者 Munakata Shikö (1903 - 1975) Arhat Rahula (Rakan Ragora). Japan, Showa period, 1939, woodblock print mounted as a hanging scroll, ink on paper. Munakata Shiko is regarded as one of the great individualist woodblock artists in 20th century, Japan. Originally trained in oil painting, he created his prints on his own (i.e. without the help of block carvers and / or printers) as artistic graphics. However, the themes of his prints are often taken from tradition and refer to Buddhism or folk tales. He was close to the so-called Folk Craft Movement, and enjoyed an international career. He won awards for his prints at the São Paulo Biennial in 1955 and the Biennale di Venezia in 1956. The group of works decorated in São Paulo contained this print. Ragora, depicted here, is commonly regarded as the eleventh in a group of sixteen rakan and son of the historical Buddha. However, in Munakata's work he is one of a group of ten disciples of the Buddha, which is especially venerated in the tradition of Buddhism known as Zen.
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