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| Object Number: | 29-96-337 |
| Current Location: |
China & Japan Gallery Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Japanese Buddhist |
| Provenience: | Koyasan Temple |
| Date Made: | 19th Century |
| Early Date: | 1800 |
| Late Date: | 19th Century |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Wood |
| Technique: | Carved Painted Lacquered Gilded |
| Iconography: | Kongara |
| 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 | |
| Japan Gallery (21 Oct 2012 - 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition | |
| Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition (12 Dec 1985 - 21 Oct 2012) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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