Statue
29-96-334
From: Japan
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 29-96-334 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Japanese | Buddhist |
| Provenience | Japan |
| Date Made | Nara Period - 19th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment |
| Technique | Carved | Painted |
| Iconography | Komokuten? | Shitenno |
| Description | Carved wood painted standing guardian figure of Shitenno, one of the four guardian kings, possibly Zochoten, Guardian King of the South. Wears armor with sash around waist. Details delicately painted in multicolors and gold. Hair bound up on top of head. Face has ferocious look. Right hand raised. May have originally held lance. Tip of finger broken and missing. Left hand at hip. Stands on hilly base. |
| Height | 87 cm |
| Width | 46 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
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