Guardian figure
Guardian figure
Place of OriginJapan
Date12th century
Dimensions33 × 11 1/2 × 8 in. (83.8 × 29.2 × 20.3 cm)
MediumCarved hinoki wood - Ichiboku-Zukuri (one piece of wood).
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of the Popplestone Family in memory of Marion White Popplestone
Object number
2008.123
Not on View
15th century
2nd century CE
Head and hindquarters: early 20th century; Body: probably 7th-1st century CE
3rd to 1st century BCE
3rd to 1st century BCE
Early first to 4th century CE
First quarter of the 1st century CE
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