Seated Male and Female Deities

Wood with pigments

Kamakura period　
13th century

Seated Male and Female Deities
  • H030355
Seated Male and Female Deities_0
  • H030355
  • 2015/05/28
Seated Male and Female Deities_1
  • H030356
  • 2015/05/28

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 The female deity with plump cheeks was decorated with Japanese style robe, the right hand was shown in a pose of fondling draped hair. The male deity appears to be an elderly official holding a scepter (presently lost). Many other divine statues were expressed turning their faces front, whereas these statues represent unique examples with lively postures.
 
Shigeki Iwata 
Masterworks from the Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall at the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2010, p.139, no.147. 

Accession Number 1225-0
Category Sculptures
Bibliography Masterworks from the Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall at the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2013, 168p. Masterworks from the Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall at the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2012, 168p. Masterworks from the Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall at the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2010, 160p.

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