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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1978.140.A
Title
One of a Pair of Shinto Lion-Dogs (Koma inu), with Mouth Open (A-gyō)
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Koma inu (A-gyō)
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture, figurine
Date
Late Kamakura or Nambokuchō period, 13th-14th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Kamakura period, Late or Nambokuchō
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/202263

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Wood, multiple-woodblock construction; with traces of polychromy
Dimensions
H. 35.9 cm (14 1/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of C. Adrian Rübel
Accession Year
1978
Object Number
1978.140.A
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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