Fud My and Two Attendants After Rysh Shtaku (Mytaku) Japanese Fud My—literally, “the Immovable Wisdom King”—is a fearsome protector of Buddhist teachings. Originally an important deity of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism (Mikky), he was also revered in Zen temples. This triptych of images (1975.268.26-.28), hand-painted but with printed outlines, was created as one of the publication projects promoted by early medieval Zen temples to spread Buddhist teachings and iconography. This printed triptych seems to have been based on a painting of Fud and his attendants executed by the noted Zen monk-scholar Rysh Shtaku (also known as Mytaku), who is said to have painted pictures of Fud on a daily basis for over twenty years. The boy attendants often depicted with Fud are Kongara (on the right) and Seitaka. The model for this printed triptych was most likely Mytaku’s painting in the collection of the Henjk’in temple at Kyasan. Fud My and Two Attendants. After Rysh Shtaku (
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