Tamonten / Bishamon-ten / Guardian of the North / Vaisravana / Tamonten, demon / Nara period; Creation date: ca. 747

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Work Title: Tamonten; Bishamon-ten; Guardian of the North; Vaisravana
View Title: Tamonten, demon
Creator/Culture: Japanese
Site/Repository: Repository: Kaidan-in/Kaidan-dō (Ordination hall), Tōdaiji (Nara, Nara prefecture, Kinki, Japan)
Period/Date: Nara period; Creation date: ca. 747
Media/Technique: clay
Dimensions: height: 164.5 cm, height: 64.76 inches
Subjects: Japan; Nara-ken (Japan); Tōdaiji (Nara-shi, Japan); Statues; Buddhism; Lokapala (Four Heavenly Kings); Sculptures (visual works); Vaisravana (Guardian of the North)
Work Record ID: 541932
Image Record ID: 948316
Digital filename: 05d113875
Classification Filing Number: 252; 52; 22BKT 3x; *.r
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 05:03:22

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Collection: History of Art, VRC Image Bank
Image Size: 1735 x 1996
File Size: 461 KB
Record: 948316
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-948316/05d113875

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Full citation: History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collections. Image 948316. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. URL: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-948316/05d113875. June 09, 2025.