Celestial Musician (Japanese, Hiten; Sanskrit, Apsara) / Artist Unknown, Japan
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- Accession Number
- 1999/2.14
- Title
- Celestial Musician (Japanese, Hiten; Sanskrit, Apsara)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Medium and Support
- polychromed camphor wood on lacquered wood base
- Object Creation Date
- circa 670-700
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Japan (nation)
- Kinki (region)
- Nara (prefecture)
- Ikaruga-chô (inhabited place)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Kinki (region)
- Creation Place 4
- Nara (prefecture)
- Creation Place 5
- Ikaruga-chô (inhabited place)
- Credit Line
- Gift of John J. Schloss
- Dimensions
- 38 cm x 18 cm x 14.5 cm (14 15/16 in. x 7 1/16 in. x 5 11/16 in.)
- Century
- 7th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Wood and Woodcarving
- Primary Object Type
- figure
- Physical Description
- The figure is kneeling musician on lotus seat, made of separately carved petals. Below the seat, there is a base, which consists of two lotus-shaped half-sphere, connected up-side-down. The head has two buns, elongated ears, simplified facial parts; the figure wears a pink robe with wide sleeves, holding a sort of instrument with hands.
- Subject Matter
- This musician statue was once part of a set that adorned the interior of the Golden Hall (Kondô) of Hôryûji Temple. It holds a cymbal-like instrument. The lotus flowers indicate that the figure is a Buddhist diety.
- Secondary Keywords
- arts
- arts and related disciplines
- associated concepts
- descriptors
- design elements
- disciplines
- humanities
- motifs
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by occupation
- people by state or condition
- people in the arts
- people in the arts and related occupations
- people in the humanities
- people in the performing arts
- performing arts
- plant-derived motifs
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 921 x 1471
- File Size
- 89 KB
- Record
- 1999/2.14
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"Celestial Musician (Japanese, Hiten; Sanskrit, Apsara); Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1999-sl-2.14/1999_2.14.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2024.