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Niō Guardian (right; Shinpuku-ji)

Agyo — mouth-open guardian king (右側)

Object RecordSC-1804-004
Type
sculpture
Vow Serial
千体之内
Date
1804
Date Notes
Kyōwa 4 (1804); April 21; inscribed 享和四子四月二十一日作
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
H 242 cm
Location
Shinpuku-ji (眞福寺; 新浮海禅林); Tarōmaru Kamikuni Village
Prefecture
Niigata
Country
Japan
Sources
YanagiPhotoBook1925

Notes

Entry 74 in Yanagi 1925 photo book (解説No 74). Dimensions 丈八尺 (~242 cm) — among the tallest known Mokujiki works. Right-side Niō in temple gate; paired with SC-1804-005. Note: ColBase era 享和4年 is an error; the correct era for April 1804 is 文化元年.

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Current Location

Shinpuku-ji (眞福寺; 新浮海禅林); Tarōmaru Kamikuni Village

Niigata, Japan

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