COLLECTION NAME:
Walter B. Denny World Art & Architecture Images
Record
ID_Number:
WBD_09496
Creator name:
unknown
Title:
Standing Figure of Buddhist Guardian
View description:
full view
Date:
13th-14th century
Date type:
creation
Repository name:
Brooklyn Museum of Art
Repository name variant:
Brooklyn Museum
Repository location:
Brooklyn, NY
Repository_inventory_ number:
61.1
Style_Period:
Kamakura (Medieval Japanese, Japanese (culture or style)
Subject:
mythical or legendary beings
Subject:
guardian deities
Subject:
generals
Subject:
armor (protective wear)
Subject:
pedestals
Subject:
sculpture (visual work)
Culture:
Japanese (culture or style)
Culture:
Japanese Buddhism
Category:
Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design
Work_type:
figurines
Material_Technique:
wood sculpture with traces of polychromy
Measurement:
59.5 x 29.5 cm
Copy_Source:
digital image
Image_Source:
Walter Denny
Note:
According to the Brooklyn Museum website, this work attributed to a sculptor named Joga (This sculptor has not been further identified)." Since the attributes, what is originally held in each hand (believed to be a spear or trident), are now lost, positive identification of this figure is impossible, but he appears to be one of the twelve divine generals. "Yoseki" or multiple block construction with hollow center. Originally the piece was entirely polychromed.
Rights Reproduction & Access:
Duplication rights - Walter Denny
Filename:
WBD_09496.JPG
