Esoteric Iconography as Curiosum An Overview of Japanese Buddhist Art Displays with a Specific Example
Esoteric Iconography as Curiosum An Overview of Japanese Buddhist Art Displays with a Specific Example

Summary/Abstract: Buddhist art constitutes an immense part of the history of Japanese art. Its themes dominated the visual arts for more than a millennium in Japan, and most of the oldest surviving art works were made for Buddhist purposes. Its prominence is undeniable and its aesthetic appreciation is beyond doubt, however, the shift of religiosity in the modern society, and the reconsideration of religious art is open for discussion. In the present study, I explore and give an overview of the different platforms for Buddhist art displays in Japan, and how these stages are operating in the new millennium. I am also inserting a brief outlook of how one of the esoteric deities, Fugen Enmei bodhisattva 普賢延命菩薩 is presented in Japan and abroad.

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