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Icon of Mani

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Statue of Mani
ArtistUnknown
Year14-15th century (late Yuan and early Ming)
TypeSilk painting hanging scroll
Dimensions183.3 cm × 67.5 cm (72.2 in × 26.6 in)
LocationFujita Art Museum, Osaka City

Icon of Mani (Japanese: マニ像ぞう;[1] Icon of Mani) is a silk painting hanging scroll from the Yuan or Ming period, from the coastal area of southern China, depicting Mani. The portrait of the founder Mani has been completely Sinicized.

Discovery process

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The black and white photo of this painting was originally published in the 1937 Japanese Oriental Art Periodical "Guo Hua", but did not give the location of the collection and other relevant information. According to the research of Hungarian Asian religious art historian Zsuzsanna Gulácsi, the painting has similar features to the Mani statue depicted in the "Sermon on Mani's Teaching of Salvation". It should be an icon used by Manichae in southern China for religious worship. Originally it was not possible to verify the source, so it is generally believed that it was lost during World War II.[2] However, the documentary linguistics professor Yoshida of Kyoto University discovered the original work of "Icon of Mani" at the Fujita Museum of Art in Osaka, Japan in 2019. Later, the painting was exhibited at the "National Treasure No. Fujita Museum Exhibition" at the Nara National Museum. "On public display.[3]

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  • Details of the main image of the original painting
    Details of the main image of the original painting
  • Black and white photos published on "Guo Hua"
    Black and white photos published on "Guo Hua"
  • Details of the main image: the jewel ring worn on the chest, the black square pattern on the white robe
    Details of the main image: the jewel ring worn on the chest, the black square pattern on the white robe
  • Lianhuatai details: the performance of the mani Lotte, it can be seen that his costume also has the style of Western Regions
    Lianhuatai details: the performance of the mani Lotte, it can be seen that his costume also has the style of Western Regions
Comparison with the "Buddha of Light" statue

The comparison chart made by Zsuzsanna Gulácsi compares the details of the painting with the Mani statue in "Icon of Mani" and the "Buddha of Light" statue of Mani in Cao'an in Quanzhou.

Excursus

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Eight Silk Painting Atlas

Eight silk hanging scrolls with Manichaean didactic images from southern China from between the 12th and the 15th centuries, which can be divided into four categories:

Two single portraits (depicting Mani and Jesus)
One scroll depicting Salvation Theory (Soteriology)
Four scrolls depicting Prophetology (Prophetology)
One scroll depicting Cosmology (Cosmology)

References

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  1. ^ Toyo Yoshida (2010). "Report III Toyoda Yoshida "The World of Mani Teaching Paintings"". Ryukoku University (in Japanese). pp. 51, 55. Retrieved 2018-12-16. 図ず14：マニ像ぞう(『国くに华』より)[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Gulácsi, Zsuzsanna (2015-12-14). Mani's Pictures: The Didactic Images of the Manichaeans from Sasanian Mesopotamia to Uygur Central Asia and Tang-Ming China. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-30894-7.
  3. ^ マニ教きょう始祖しそ 独どく尊像そんぞう 世界せかいで初はつ確認かくにん - 衣服いふくの特徴とくちょうなどから判明はんめい 大阪おおさかの藤田ふじた美術館びじゅつかん蔵ぞう／奈良なら博はく特別とくべつ展てんで公開こうかい中ちゅう. 奈良なら新聞しんぶん (in Japanese). 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
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