Pilgrim's coat for Kansai area Fudo Pilgrimage

Pilgrim's coat for Kansai area Fudo Pilgrimage , circa 1930

Where object was made: Japan

Material/technique: Japanese ink; ink stamps; asa bast fiber

Dimensions:
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 101.5 x 126.5 cm
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 39 15/16 x 49 13/16 in

Credit line: Museum purchase: Museum of Art Acquisition Fund

Accession number: 2006.0097

Not on display

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Made of hand-woven hemp and brushed with ink calligraphy, this coat was worn as part of the Yoshino Shugendo pilgrimage circuit in the Kansai area of Japan (encompassing Kyoto, Nara and Osaka). The figure on the right depicts Zao Gongen, the abiding spirit of Mt. Kimpu, located in the Yoshino Mountains south of Nara. Zao was the protective deity of Shugendo, a Shinto-Buddhist cult devoted to ascetic practices and mountain worship. The founder of this cult En no Gyoja (born 634) is represented in the figure to left.

Exhibition Label:
"Nature/Natural," Feb-2011, Kris Ercums
Made of hand-woven hemp and brushed with ink calligraphy, this coat was worn as part of the Yoshino Shugendo pilgrimage circuit in the Kansai area of Japan (encompassing Kyoto,
Nara and Osaka). The figure on the right depicts Zao Gongen, the abiding spirit of Mt. Kimpu, located in the Yoshino Mountains south of Nara. Zao was the protective deity of Shugendo, a Shinto-Buddhist cult devoted to ascetic practices and mountain worship. The founder of this cult En no Gyoja (born 634) is represented in the figure to left.