Kōmokuten / Guardian of the West / Virūpāksa / Komokuten, demon / Nara period; Creation date: ca. 747

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Work Title: Kōmokuten; Guardian of the West; Virūpāksa
View Title: Komokuten, 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: 169.9 cm, height: 66.89 inches
Subjects: Japan; Nara-ken (Japan); Tōdaiji (Nara-shi, Japan); Statues; Buddhism; Lokapala (Four Heavenly Kings); Sculptures (visual works); Virupaksa (Guardian of the West)
Work Record ID: 541934
Image Record ID: 948333
Classification Filing Number: 252; 52; 22BKT 5y

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Collection: History of Art, VRC Image Bank
Record: 948333
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-948333/1

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Full citation: History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collections. Image 948333. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. URL: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-948333/1. April 18, 2024.