Fudō Myōō, the Immovable Wisdom King (Achala Vidyaraja)

Kaikei · early 13th century

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Smoke
45% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.4:1

Ash
26% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.6:1

Chalk
14% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 17.8:1

Charcoal
12% of the image
Black · text contrast 14.3:1

Apricot
1% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.0:1

Tan
1% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.0:1

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Artist: Kaikei
Japanese, active 1183–1223
Date: early 13th century
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Japanese cypress with lacquer, color, gold, cut gold leaf (kirikane), and inlaid crystal eyes
Size: H. 21 in. (53.3 cm); W. 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm); D. 15 in. (38.1 cm)
Place: Japan
Main colour: Grey · lightness 52, colourfulness 3

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Fudō Myōō, the Immovable Wisdom King (Achala Vidyaraja)

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