COLLECTION NAME:
Walter B. Denny World Art & Architecture Images
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Walter B. Denny World Art & Architecture Images
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ID_Number:
WBD_09494
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WBD_09494
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Creator name:
unknown
creator
unknown
Creator name
false
Title:
Pair of Koma-Inu (Guardian Lion-Dogs)
title
Pair of Koma-Inu (Guardian Lion-Dogs)
Title
false
Date:
early 13th century
date
early 13th century
Date
false
Date type:
creation
date_type
creation
Date type
false
Repository name:
Brooklyn Museum of Art
repository_name
Brooklyn Museum of Art
Repository name
false
Repository location:
Brooklyn, New York
repository_location
Brooklyn, New York
Repository location
false
Repository_inventory_ number:
85.171.1
repository_inventory__number
85.171.1
Repository_inventory_ number
false
Repository_inventory_ number:
85.171.2
repository_inventory__number
85.171.2
Repository_inventory_ number
false
Style_Period:
Kamakura (Medieval Japanese, Japanese (culture or style)
style_period
Kamakura (Medieval Japanese, Japanese (culture or style)
Style_Period
false
Subject:
lion (species)
subject
lion (species)
Subject
false
Subject:
dogs
subject
dogs
Subject
false
Subject:
guardian deities
subject
guardian deities
Subject
false
Subject:
mythical or legendary beings
subject
mythical or legendary beings
Subject
false
Culture:
Japanese (culture or style)
culture
Japanese (culture or style)
Culture
false
Category:
Sculpture and Installations
category
Sculpture and Installations
Category
false
Work_type:
woodwork (general works)
work_type
woodwork (general works)
Work_type
false
Work_type:
woodcarvings (visual works)
work_type
woodcarvings (visual works)
Work_type
false
Material_Technique:
hinoki (cypress wood) with traces of pigment
material_technique
hinoki (cypress wood) with traces of pigment
Material_Technique
false
Measurement:
53.3 x 28.6 cm
measurement
53.3 x 28.6 cm
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false
Copy_Source:
digital image
copy_source
digital image
Copy_Source
false
Image_Source:
Walter Denny
image_source
Walter Denny
Image_Source
false
Note:
From the Brooklyn Museum site: "These beasts are known in Japanese as koma-inu, or “Korean lions,” a name that acknowledges their foreign origins. The closest prototypes for the koma-inu are found in China, but the tradition of using lion-like figures as guardians can be traced to ancient India and Iran."
note
From the Brooklyn Museum site: "These beasts are known in Japanese as koma-inu, or “Korean lions,” a name that acknowledges their foreign origins. The closest prototypes for the koma-inu are found in China, but the tradition of using lion-like figures as guardians can be traced to ancient India and Iran."
Note
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Rights Reproduction & Access:
Duplication rights - Walter Denny
right
Duplication rights - Walter Denny
Rights Reproduction & Access
false
Filename:
WBD_09494.JPG
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WBD_09494.JPG
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view description:
full view