Seated Daishōgun-shin｜Nara National Museum

Seated Daishōgun-shin

Wood, single block construction
H 68.5
Heian period　
12th century

H030342

H030342
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H030351
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H030352
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H030353
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H030354
2015/05/29

D046555
2006/09/20

D046556
2006/09/20

D018367
1997/06/05

D018369
1997/06/05

D018370
1997/06/05

D000114

A025123
1997/06/05

A025124
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A025125
1997/06/05

A021212

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The Daishōgun is a deity conducting four directions of north, south, east and west based on the philosophy of yin-yang. It was rotated every three years and took a round for twelve years. The orientation where this deity placed was detested. The both hands of this sculpture have been restored.

Yasuo Inamoto
Masterworks from the Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall at the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2010, p.139, no.148.

Accession Number	846-0
Category	Sculptures
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