Harvard Art Museums > 1928.184: Pair of Shrine Doors Depicting Brahmâ (Bonten) Deva of the Sky and Indra (Taishakuten) Deva of the East, Two of the Twelve Deva Kings (Jūniten) with Attendants Paintings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Pair of Shrine Doors Depicting Brahmâ (Bonten) Deva of the Sky and Indra (Taishakuten) Deva of the East, Two of the Twelve Deva Kings (Jūniten) with Attendants , 1928.184,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/191516. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1928.184 Title Pair of Shrine Doors Depicting Brahmâ (Bonten) Deva of the Sky and Indra (Taishakuten) Deva of the East, Two of the Twelve Deva Kings (Jūniten) with Attendants Other Titles Transliterated Title: Jūniten (Devas): Bonten (Brahmâ), Taishakuten (Indra) Classification Paintings Work Type painting Date Muromachi period, 15th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, Japan Period Muromachi period, 1392-1568 Culture Japanese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/191516 Physical Descriptions Medium Pair of wooden doors with polychromy and gold pigment over black lacquer Dimensions sight, total width of two doors: H. 131.5 x W. 109.3 cm (51 3/4 x 43 1/16 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Charles Bain Hoyt Accession Year 1928 Object Number 1928.184 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Kristin A. Mortimer and William G. Klingelhofer, Harvard University Art Museums: A Guide to the Collections, Harvard University Art Museums and Abbeville Press (Cambridge and New York, 1986), no. 49, p. 48 Eugene Wang, Shaping the Lotus Sutra: Buddhist Visual Culture in Medieval China, University of Washington Press (Seattle, 2005), n.p., Plate 13 Exhibition History Masterworks of East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 11/03/1995 - 06/09/1996 Paragons of Wisdom and Virtue: East Asian Figure Painting, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 02/15/1997 - 09/21/1997 Related Works 1928.184.A Brahmâ (Bonten) Deva of the Sky with Attendant, One of a Pair of Shrine Doors Depicting Brahmâ and Indra (Taishakuten), Two of the Twelve Deva Kings (Jūniten) with Attendants Paintings 1928.184.B Indra (Taishakuten) Deva of the East with Attendant, One of a Pair of Shrine Doors Depicting Brahmâ (Bonten) and Indra, Two of the Twelve Deva Kings (Jūniten) with Attendants Paintings Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
