Youth as a Stand-in Monju

c. 1767 Sheet: 29.2 x 21.7 cm (11 1/2 x 8 9/16 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1930.177

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 ki...

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