Artist

Munakata Shikô

1903–1975

132130

Works

Years lived

Japanese (culture or style)

Style

Munakata’s work is defined by its japanese (culture or style) sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Selected works

132130 pieces

Ragora, from the series Ten Great Disciples of Shaka (Shaka jûdai deshi)

Munakata Shiko Japanese, 1903-1975

In Praise of Flower Hunting

Munakata Shiko Japanese, 1903-1975

The Grace of the Mountain

Munakata Shiko Japanese, 1903-1975

Hara: A Line at the Foot of Mt. Fuji (Suso ichimonji), No. 14 from the series "Munakata's Tokaido (Tokaido Munakata hanga)"

Munakata Shiko Japanese, 1903-1975

Ananda (Ananda), from the series "Two Bodhisattva and Ten Great Disciples of Buddha Sakyamuni (Nibosatsu Shaka judai deshi)"

Munakata Shiko Japanese, 1903-1975

Monju (Manjusri), from the series "Two Bodhisattva and Ten Great Disciples of Buddha Sakyamuni (Nibosatsu Shaka judai deshi)"

Munakata Shiko Japanese, 1903-1975

Total Abandon (Mukotai no saku), from a series iIllustrating Tanizaki Junichiro's "The Key (Kagi)"

Munakata Shiko Japanese, 1903-1975

The Wife and Child (Tsumako no saku), from the series "The Tale of the Auklet (Uto Hanga-kan)"

Munakata Shiko Japanese 1903-1975

The Night Visit, from the series "Story of the Cormorant"

Munakata Shikō Japanese, 1903-1975

Thunder God (Raijin) from the series "Pantheon of the Gandavyuha Sutra (Kegon-fu)"

Munakata Shiko Japanese 1903-1975

Bird and Fox

Munakata Shikō Japanese, 1903-1975

The Bright of Evening

Munakata Shikō Japanese, 1903-1975

Mountain God (Yamagami), from the series "Pantheon of the Gandavyuha Sutra (Kegon-fu)"

Munakata Shiko Japanese, 1903-1975

The Journey North (Hokuge no saku), from the series "The Tale of the Auklet (Uto Hanga-kan)"

Munakata Shiko Japanese, 1903-1975

Self-Portrait with Empire State Building

Munakata Shiko Japanese, 1903-1975

Rainy Season, from the series Scenes of the Season

Munakata Shiko Japanese, 1903-1975

Vairocana (Dainichi Nyorai), from the series Kegon-fu

Munakata Shiko Japanese, 1903-1975

Snow (Yuki)

Munakata Shiko Japanese, 1903-1975

Self-Portrait

Munakata Shiko Japanese, 1903-1975

Kasennen (Katyayana), from the series "Two Bodhisattva and Ten Great Disciples of Buddha Sakyamuni (Nibosatsu Shaka judai deshi)"

Munakata Shiko Japanese, 1903-1975