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Tamonten, the Guardian of the North

first half of the 11th century
Medium/TechniqueCamphor wood; single woodblock construction
Dimensions90.5 cm (35 5/8 in.) (height overall)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number11.14
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ClassificationsSculpture
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Provenance1911 gift of Denman Waldo Ross
Guardian King
first half of the 11th century
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first half of the 11th century
Jûichimen Kannon, the Eleven-Headed Bodhisattva of Compassion
latter half 11th – first half 12th centuries
Tamonten, the Guardian of the North
latter half of the 9th century
Bodhisattva
late 8th – early 9th centuries
Deva, a Heavenly Being
first half of the 11th century