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Divine Guardian


唐石雕四天王像
Chinese
Tang dynasty
Second half of the 8th century A.D.
Object Place: near Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China

Medium/Technique Carved limestone
Dimensions 59 x 21 cm (23 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number20.721
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsSculpture

ProvenanceFrom the exterior walls of Jingye pagoda, Xiangji temple, Xi'an, Shaanxi province. 1910, purchased in China by Okakura Kakuzo (b. 1862 - d. 1913), Boston; 1920, sold by the estate of Okakura Kakuzo to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 3, 1920)