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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1939.170.A
Title
One of a Pair of Shinto Lion-Dogs (Koma inu), with Mouth Closed (Un-gyō)
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Koma inu (Un-gyō)
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
14th-15th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Muromachi period, 1392-1568
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/205870

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Kaya (Japanese nutmeg) wood with traces of green/blue pigment over white gesso
Dimensions
H. 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of I. Newton Phelps Stokes
Accession Year
1939
Object Number
1939.170.A
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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