This work constituted as the one of the Four Guardian Kings and came from Kōfuku-ji Temple together with the Kōmokuten (Skt. Virūpāṣa) and the Zōchōten (Skt. Virūḍhaka). The waist was twisted rightward and the right hand was raised aloft holding the small pagoda, characterized a lively posture. The black eye was inlaid with different block of wood to emphasize the raging face.
Yasuo Inamoto
Masterworks from the Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall at the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2010, p.140, no.141.
Important Cultural Property
Vaiśravaṇa
Wood, joined block construction
H 155.5
Kamakura period
13th century
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| Accession Number | 755-0 |
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| Category | Sculptures |
| Provenance | Deities formerly kept in the North Octagonal Hall (Hokuen-dō) of Kōfuku-ji temple, Nara |
| 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. Masterpieces of Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 1993, 143p. (Japanese) Illustrated Catalogue of the Collection of Nara National Museum: Sculptures. Nara National Museum, 1989, 111p. (Japanese) |