schema:description 9 | "type: Sculpture" |
schema:description | "id: 135591" |
schema:description | "culture: Japan, Kamakura Period (1185-1333)" |
schema:description | "tombstone: Guardian King of the North (Bishamonten), Kamakura Period (1185-1333). Japan, Kamakura Period (1185-1333). Wood with gold polychromy; overall: 76.8 x 28.6 cm (30 1/4 x 11 1/4 in.); base: 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Parmelee and Cornelia Blakemore Warner Funds 1959.135...(more)" |
schema:description | "wall_description: In Buddhism, Bishamonten is one of four kings who protect the cardinal directions. He stands with a stupa symbolizing the Buddhist teachings and relics of the Buddha in the palm of his left hand, and a spear to foil the enemies of Buddhism in his right. He crushes a demon beneath his feet....(more)" |
schema:description | "technique: wood with gold polychromy" |
schema:description | "creditline: James Parmelee and Cornelia Blakemore Warner Funds" |
schema:description | "measurements: Overall: 76.8 x 28.6 cm (30 1/4 x 11 1/4 in.); Base: 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.)" |
schema:description | "collection: Japanese Art" |