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Youth as a Stand-in Monju

見立文殊菩薩

c. 1767

Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信

(Japanese, 1724–1770)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
color woodblock print
Sheet: 29.2 x 21.7 cm (11 1/2 x 8 9/16 in.)
Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore 1930.177
Location: not on view
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Description

In this image, a handsome young man replaces the Buddhist figure Monju, a bodhisattva—or enlightened being—often shown riding a lion. Monju symbolizes wisdom and customarily holds a sword and a sacred text atop a lotus flower. The youth here meditates instead on his tobacco kit and a long pipe. The print was once paired with another, showing a young woman replacing Fugen, a bodhisattva who rides an elephant.
Youth as a Stand-in Monju

Youth as a Stand-in Monju

c. 1767

Suzuki Harunobu

(Japanese, 1724–1770)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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