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Monju on a Lion

Made By Japanese
CultureJapanese
DateKamakura Period (ca. 1185-1338)
DimensionsStorage: 59.1 x 5.7 cm (23 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.)
58 x 21 1/8 in. (147.3 x 53.7 cm)
image: 29 3/4 x 15 3/16 in. (75.6 x 38.6 cm)
Classification(s)
  • EASTERN
Credit LineGift of John J. Waterman
Terms
  • genre
  • lion
  • wisdom
Object number78.58.1
DescriptionMonju the Bodhisattva of Wisdom. Date could possibly be later.
Additional subject terms: Buddhism, Manjusri, shishi, dharmacakra mudra
On View
Not on view
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