Lot Essay
Four guardian kings, possibly from the same period, are illustrated in Miho Museum, ed., Omi: Spiritual Home of Kami and Hotoke, exh. cat (Shiga: Miho Museum, 2011), pp. 220-21.
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Property from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. William T. Price
A wood figure of one of four Guardian Kings (Jikokuten)
KAMAKURA PERIOD (13TH-14TH CENTURY)
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A wood figure of one of four Guardian Kings (Jikokuten)
Kamakura period (13th-14th century)
Carved in cypress wood and painted with polychrome pigments and gold, modeled as Jikokuten standing with the left leg forward, the hair carved as a gathered knot, dressed in Chinese-style robes and armor, applied with metal fittings
40in. (101.6cm.) high without stand; 46in. (116.8cm.) high with stand
Kamakura period (13th-14th century)
Carved in cypress wood and painted with polychrome pigments and gold, modeled as Jikokuten standing with the left leg forward, the hair carved as a gathered knot, dressed in Chinese-style robes and armor, applied with metal fittings
40in. (101.6cm.) high without stand; 46in. (116.8cm.) high with stand