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Zaō Gongen- unknown Japanese artist, wood carving (1200s)

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Zaō Gongen- unknown Japanese artist, wood carving (1200s)

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Traditional Art@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months ago

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From Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Looks Buddhist, holding a vajra. Zen arrived in Japan in the 12th century so this must be among the earliest Japanese Buddhist art. Incredible artifact.
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  12th century , so that’s quite old indeed. The Buddhist statues I’ve seen were more modern than this one. It’s beautiful!

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