Guardian King of the West (Komokuten)
Date17th century
Maker
Japanese
Object number34.120.4
Exhibition HistoryPortland, Oregon, Portland Art Museum, Gift to a City: Masterworks from the Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection in the Seattle Art Museum, Nov. 3 - 28, 1965. Cat. no. 129.
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Discovering Buddhist Art - Seeking the Sublime, July 9, 2003 - June 3, 2005
Published ReferencesFuller, 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. 130d
Gift to a City, exhibition catalogue. Portland, OR: Portland Art Museum, 1965, cat. no. 129Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
"Gift to a City: Masterworks From the Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection in the Seattle Art Museum," Portland, OR: Portland Art Museum, 1965, no. 129.
Dimensions21 5/16 x 10 1/8 x 8 7/16 in. (54.1 x 25.7 x 21.5 cm)
MediumWood, lacquer, gilt, brass, and polychrome decoration
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