Statue
| Object Number: | 29-96-337 |
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| Current Location: |
Asia Galleries Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Japanese Buddhist |
| Provenience: | Koyasan Temple |
| Date Made: | 19th Century |
| Early Date: | 1800 |
| Late Date: | 1899 |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Wood |
| Technique: | Carved Painted Lacquered Gilded |
| Iconography: | Kongara |
| Inscription Language: | Japanese Language |
| Height: | 91 cm |
| Width: | 43 cm |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Description
Standing Kongara with hands together in gesso and polychrome on a wooden base. This white-skinned attendant of Fudo is frequently found with Seitaka. His name in Sanskrit, Kinkara, means slave or servant. The figure is carved, painted, lacquered and gilded.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Collection of Japanese Buddhist Art (1899) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition (12 Dec 1985 - 21 Oct 2012) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Buddhist Asia (21 Oct 2012 - 01 Apr 2022) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Asia Gallery (02 Apr 2022) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Sommerville, Maxwell. 1904. Monograph of the Buddhist Temple in the Free Museum of Science and Art, University of Pennsylvania.. Philadelphia. pg. 1-47 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Pg. 11, 33 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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