Acalanātha｜Nara National Museum

Acalanātha

Bronze
H 42.7
Kamakura period　
13th century
Bun'ei 6　

H016852

H016852
2012/04/23

H016854
2012/04/23

H016856
2012/04/23

H016858
2012/04/23

H016860
2012/04/23

H016862
2012/04/23

H016864
2012/04/23

H016866
2012/04/23

H016868
2012/04/23

H016870
2012/04/23

H016872
2012/04/23

D015188
1996/07/31

A024752
1996/07/31

A021371

A021372

A021373

A021374

A021375

A021376

A021377

A021379

A021380

A021381

It was said that the left hand might have held a lasso (kensaku) and the right hand might have grasped a sword. The head was decorated with curly hair, the left fang was exposed downward and the right fang was upturned. The squinted left eye was downcast and the right eye was turned. The inscription on the backside indicates the date of fabrication and the names of priests who were probably principal wishers.

Shigeki Iwata
Masterworks from the Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall at the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2010, p.137, no.162.

Accession Number	1071-0
Category	Sculptures
Donation	Gift of Mr. Taizō Satō
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