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多聞天立像 二躯
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Tamonten, the Guardian of the North
多聞天立像 二躯
Japanese
Heian period
latter half of the 9th century
Medium/Technique
Unidentified wood, possibly Japanese cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa), with polychrome; single woodblock construction
Dimensions
Height overall: 134 cm (52 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number11.12
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. II (Buddhist & Shinto sculp.), no. 5 (2)
Provenance1911 gift of Denman Waldo Ross