Bishamonten: Guardian King of the North

1333-1392

Japanese

Wood, lacquer, polychromy, and gold

17 1/16 x 7 7/8 x 9 13/16 in. (43.4 x 20 x 24.9 cm)

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection

35.71

Not currently on view

Resources

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

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