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Bishamonten: Guardian King of the North
Bishamonten: Guardian King of the North

Bishamonten: Guardian King of the North

Date1333-1392
Object number35.71
Published ReferencesHandbook, Seattle Art Museum: Selected Works from the Permanent Collections, Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1951, p. 93 (b&w) Fuller, Richard E., Japanese Art in the Seattle Art Museum: An Historical Sketch, Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1960 ("Presented in commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and the United States of America"), no. 80
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions17 1/16 x 7 7/8 x 9 13/16 in. (43.4 x 20 x 24.9 cm)
MediumWood, lacquer, polychromy, and gold
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17th century
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17th century
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17th century
Object number: 34.120.4
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