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Extermination of Evil
JAPAN; Heian period (794-1185); Ink and color on paper; Nara National Museum, Japan
These five paintings, originally parts of a single scroll that was later split into pieces, illustrate deities punishing and subduing demons. Paintings on this theme began to appear in China between the Late Tang period (846-907) and Five Dynasties (907-960), and in Japan during the Heian period (794-1185). The five paintings depict the God of Heavenly Punishment, Cadana Gandharva, Divine Insect, Demon Queller, and Vaisravana, Heavenly King of the North. Painted during the 12th century, the pictures were listed as a National Treasure in 1985.
The painting of Vaisravana is based on the Chapter on Dharani" in the Lotus Sutra |
