kozuka (knife handle) depicting Niō, unknown maker from Japan

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kozuka (knife handle) depicting Niō
kozuka (knife handle) depicting Niō
kozuka (knife handle) depicting Niō
circa 1750, Edo period (1600–1868)
kozuka (knife handle) depicting Niō , circa 1750, Edo period (1600–1868)
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: bronze
Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial
Accession number: 1928.2516
Not on display
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Exhibition Label:
“The Sacred and the Secular: Buddhist Imagery in Religious and Popular Contexts,” Oct-2005, Hillary Pedersen
Buddhist guardian figures like this are often found in pairs protecting the entrances to temples. Emphasizing their power to protect, such figures are often dynamically posed and powerfully muscled. The artist has included a small fence that suggests a temple setting.

Archive Label 2003:
Buddhist guardian figures like this are often found in pairs protecting the entrances to temples. Emphasizing their power to protect, such figures are often dynamically posed and powerfully muscled. The artist has included a small fence that suggests a temple setting.

Exhibitions

The Sacred and the Secular: Buddhist Imagery in Religious and Popular Contexts
2005–2006