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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
Pair of Guardian Dogs (Koma-inu)
KAMAKURA PERIOD (13TH CENTURY)
Details
Pair of Guardian Dogs (Koma-inu)
Kamakura period (13th century)
Each carved from a single block of cypress wood with expressive musculature, the mouths carved to articulate the mantra syllables ah and um and the natural wood grain used to render the coiling fur
21¾in. (54.5cm.) and 22¼in. (57cm.) high
Kamakura period (13th century)
Each carved from a single block of cypress wood with expressive musculature, the mouths carved to articulate the mantra syllables ah and um and the natural wood grain used to render the coiling fur
21¾in. (54.5cm.) and 22¼in. (57cm.) high