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Aug 27, 2020
Aug 27, 2020
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Aug 27, 2020
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Aug 27, 2020
One of a Pair of Guardian Figures (Zuishin)
One of a Pair of Guardian Figures (Zuishin)
随身像
c. 1560–1625
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Japanese cypress (hinoki) with traces of color; crystal
68.5 x 71.4 cm (26 15/16 x 28 1/8 in.); 70.2 x 70.5 cm (27 5/8 x 27 3/4 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2020.215.2
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Some Japanese sculptors used to specialize in inset crystal eyes.
Description
Sculptors carved these two figures to look like members of the guard who protected the Japanese aristocracy in the 10th to 12th centuries. The pair belong in the roofed gate of a Shinto shrine. Their role was to embody the divine protectors of the deities, or kami, residing at the shrine. Their inset crystal eyes make them appear vigilant.
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