Buddhist Guardian Lion (Shishi)

Description Provenance Credit

Description This lion would have supported either an image of the Bodhisattva Mañjusri (Monju in Japanese), who stands for the Buddha's wisdom, or a sacred gem.

Provenance [From Matsubara, Kyoto temple]; Bunkio Matsuki Sale, American Art Association, New York, 1906; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1906, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, 1906

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Creator

Japanese (Artist)

Period

13th-14th century (Kamakura)

Medium

wood with polychrome
(Wood)

Accession Number

61.182

Measurements

11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm)

Geographies

Japan (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View