Detail View: The AMICA Library: A Heavenly General (One of the Junishinsho)
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1988.53
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AMICA Library Year:
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2003
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Nationality:
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Japan, Kamakura Period (1185-1333)
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Japan, Kamakura Period (1185-1333)
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Title:
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A Heavenly General (One of the Junishinsho)
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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13th century
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Creation Start Date:
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1200
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Creation End Date:
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1299
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Materials and Techniques:
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wood with lacquer, polychromy, gold, and crystal eyes
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Classification Term:
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Sculpture
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Style or Period:
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Japan, Kamakura Period (1185-1333)
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 117.2cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1988.53
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Credit Line:
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John L. Severance Fund
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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(Yanagi Fine Art Shop)
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Context:
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The image was constructed from many pieces of thinly carved wood joined together with pins and then covered with hemp cloth, lacquer paste, and pigments. The eyes are pieces of crystal that were painted from behind. All this work was done in the studio of a sculptor of Buddhist images, probably in Kyoto, an ancient capital of Japan.This robust sculpture comes from a set of Twelve Divine Generals (Junishinsho), protectors of the Healing Buddha (Yakushi Nyorai). The generals flanked Yakushi in the hall of a Japanese Buddhist temple.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1988.53.tif
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