| schema:description 11 | "id: 146709" |
| schema:description | "collection: Japanese Art" |
| schema:description | "wall_description: These wrathful protectors of Buddhism would have once stood within the sides of the main entrance gate to a temple. One has an open mouth that intones the sound ah, and symbolizes the beginning, or life.One has a closed mouth that intones the sound un, and symbolizes the end, or death. Once brightly painted, the guardians' color has worn away after centuries of being sentinels....(more)" |
| schema:description | "creditline: Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr." |
| schema:description | "culture: Japan, Kamakura Period (1185-1333)" |
| schema:description | "current_location: 235B Japanese" |
| schema:description | "digital_description: These wrathful protectors of Buddhism would have once stood within the sides of the main entrance gate to a temple. One has an open mouth that intones the sound ah, and symbolizes the beginning, or life.One has a closed mouth that intones the sound un, and symbolizes the end, or death....(more)" |
| schema:description | "measurements: Overall: 167.9 cm (66 1/8 in.)" |
| schema:description | "tombstone: Pair of Guardian Kings (Niō), 1200s. Japan, Kamakura Period (1185-1333). Chestnut and cypress wood; overall: 167.9 cm (66 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. 1972.158...(more)" |
| schema:description | "type: Sculpture" |
| schema:description | "technique: Chestnut and cypress wood" |
