The Secret Five were used in a Buddhist ritual to convert negative aspects of consciousness into positive ones. At the center is Kongōsatta, who represents the enlightened mind. He is surrounded by enlightened beings who convert the human frailties of desire, sensory pleasure, passion, and pride into constructive tools to use on the path to enlightenment.

Juxtapositions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (September 11-October 10, 1965).

Juxtapositions

Journey of the Three Jewels: Japanese Buddhist Paintings in Western Collections. Asia House Galleries, New York City, NY (organizer) (October 11-December 9, 1979); Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO (March 27-May 11, 1980).

Journey of the Three Jewels: Japanese Buddhist Paintings in Western Collections

Highlights of Asian Paintings from The Cleveland Museum of Art. Nara National Museum (organizer) (February 21-March 29, 1998); Suntory Museum of Art (April 28-June 21, 1998).

Highlights of Asian Paintings from The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cooperative Program of the Conservation of Japanese Art Objects in the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Tokyo National Research Institute of Cultural Properties (organizer).

The Cooperative Program of the Conservation of Japanese Art Objects in the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Japanese art rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 19, 2019-January 5, 2020).

Japanese art rotation

Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 237). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (May 29, 2013-December 23, 2013).

A vertically oriented hanging scroll features an ink and color painting on silk. Five figures reside within a large circular field. A central figure with a light skin tone sits cross-legged on a golden lotus pedestal. Four smaller figures with light and reddish skin tones surround them, wearing tall headdresses and patterned robes. Stylized red flames form a large halo against a dark background, all framed by a decorative blue and gold patterned border.

Satohiro Katano, Tokyo; Taro Masuda, Odawara.

(Inosuke Setsu [1897–1969], Tokyo, Japan, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)

The Secret Five Bodhisattvas (Gohimitsu Bosatsu)

五秘密菩薩像

Japan, Kamakura period

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五秘密菩薩像

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