A CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF KARURA
A CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF KARURA

JAPAN, MUROMACHI PERIOD, 16TH CENTURY

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A CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF KARURA
JAPAN, MUROMACHI PERIOD, 16TH CENTURY
The large deity carved standing with wings out-stretched, with bird-like facial features, traces of red and green pigment, on later metal stand
25 in. (63.5 cm.) high, the figure
Provenance
Acquired from Barling of Mount Street, Ltd., London, 8 February 1984.
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.

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