Iconographic Drawing of Saturn (Doyō), 土曜図像, Heian period (794–1185), 12th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink and color on

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Iconographic Drawing of Saturn (Doyō), 土曜図像, Heian period (794–1185), 12th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Image: 21 5/8 x 11 1/8 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Rituals dedicated to the stars and planets were introduced to Japan from China in the ninth century together with Esoteric Buddhist teachings. Doyō (Sanskrit: Shanaishchara), or the planet Saturn, is one of the Nine Luminaries (Sanskrit: Navagraha) of the stellar system as originally defined in early Indian texts that were later incorporated into Buddhism

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