1978.140.A: One of a Pair of Shinto Lion-Dogs (Koma inu), with Mouth Open (A-gyō)
Sculpture
This object does not yet have a description.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1978.140.A
- Title
- One of a Pair of Shinto Lion-Dogs (Koma inu), with Mouth Open (A-gyō)
- Other Titles
- Transliterated Title: Koma inu (A-gyō)
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Work Type
- figurine, sculpture
- Date
- Late Kamakura or Nambokuchō period, 13th-14th century
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
- Period
- Kamakura period, Late or Nambokuchō
- Culture
- Japanese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/202263
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Wood, multiple-woodblock construction; with traces of polychromy
- Dimensions
- H. 35.9 cm (14 1/8 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of C. Adrian Rübel
- Accession Year
- 1978
- Object Number
- 1978.140.A
- 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.
Related Objects
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