#mahamayuri

Mahamayuri on peacock

China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Xuande mark and period (1426-35)

Gilt copper alloy

Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Now on display at “Recasting the Past: The Art of Chinese Bronzes, 1100–1900” @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

“This majestic statue portrays Mahamayuri, known in Chinese as Kongque Mingwang (Peacock Wisdom King), a protector against calamities and a dispeller of poisons from snakebites. This esoteric Buddhist icon reflects an imaginative fusion of Chinese and Tibetan iconographies in the imperial Ming workshop.

In the Chinese Buddhist tradition, the icon often has only one face and four arms, while the icon in Tibetan Buddhism does not usually ride a peacock. This new representation of Mahamayuri continued into later centuries. The meticulous treatment of the bodhisattva's crown and jewelry and the realistic depiction of the peacock exemplify the highest level of craftsmanship achieved in imperial Ming bronzes.”

Pretty self explanatory, its just for smt very fun and self indulging but i grew fond of them haha

Name is 翎 (Ling2) ✌ not permanent tho, prolly just a codename for now

Design note well maybe i will change some part in the future, but for now the main idea is pretty solid (please ask anything about them 🙏)

Below is their first concept haha, i was experimenting with what i want

Also known as Kǒngquè Míngwáng (孔雀明王) in China

The Peacock Bodhisattva has arrived✨️

I had a blast drawing them after drawing out a concept design of them (I will post later) after drawing their brother: The Great Golden Winged Dapeng

I hope you guys like Mahamayuri's design! 😊

Kujaku Myouō, 12th century

Heian period, Japan

Hanging scroll; colour on silk

147.9 x 98.9 cm

Kujaku Myôô (Skt. Mahamayuri vidyaraja) is the deified form of a peacock that eats poisonous snakes and insects. He is represented here in compassionate form, an aspect unusual for Radiant Wisdom Kings (Skt. Vidyaraja, J. Myôô). Kujaku Myôô is the principal deity of an esoteric Buddhist ritual based on the Kujaku Myôô sutras that is performed to bring or stop rain, to ward off calamities, and so on.

The Myôô sits on a peacock with a wide plume of tail feathers. In the first right hand he holds a lotus flower, and in the second right a fruit that resembles a watermelon. In his first left hand is a pomegranate, and in the second left five peacock feathers. The picture plane is filled with the Myôô and the peacock presented in full frontal pose, together with the jeweled vases placed in the four corners. In some respects, this is much like the painting style of a mandala and displays the traditional composition of works brought from China by the founder of the Shingon sect, Kûkai (774-835).

The body of the Myôô is white, to which in places faint pink has been applied and outlined in vermilion. His clearly shaded, contoured robes are in colors including peach, orange, vermilion, and green. Moreover, gold foil has been cut thinly and applied as lines to the robes, which are also studded with patterns of delicate cut gold (J. kirikane). Cut gold is also employed in his adornments and elsewhere. The peacock and the mandorla are painted with various opaque colors including green, blue, vermilion, and gold. This excellent and beautifully refined technique of color application developed during the Insei era at the end of the Heian period (794-1185).

Collection of the Tokyo National Museum

西遊記-

I like when Kaneko portrays all possible attributes of a deity for example see Mahamayuri/Kujaku Myōō.