Statue
29-96-337
Location: On Display in the Asia Galleries
From: Japan | Koyasan Temple
Curatorial Section: Asian
Object Number | 29-96-337 |
Current Location | Asia Galleries - On Display |
Culture | Japanese | Buddhist |
Provenience | Japan | Koyasan Temple |
Date Made | 19th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Wood |
Technique | Carved | Painted | Lacquered | Gilded |
Iconography | Kongara |
Inscription Language | Japanese Language |
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. |
Height | 91 cm |
Width | 43 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
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