http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/10662/guardian-figure-one-of-a-pair ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Guardian figure, one of a pair http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/10662/guardian-figure-one-of-a-pair 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/10662/guardian-figure-one-of-a-pair http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/10662/guardian-figure-one-of-a-pair Sculpture Artist Unknown (Japan) 1350 1350 Asia, Japan Wood, gesso, polychrome Sculpture Wed, 29 May 2013 03:35:39 -0400 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3 property="dcterms:title cdwalite:title">Guardian figure, one of a pair</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Artist</td> <td><h3><a property="dcterms:creator cdwalite:displayCreator" href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/f_workDisplayCreator/Artist+Unknown+%28Japan%29">Artist Unknown (Japan)</a></h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3 property="dcterms:created dc:date cdwalite:displayCreationDate cdwalite:earliestDate vra:date" content="1350">c. 1360</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td><a href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/f_InstitutionTitle/Minneapolis+Institute+of+Arts">Minneapolis Institute of Arts</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Location</td> <td> On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, <a href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/query/location%3A%22G205%22">G205</a> </td> </tr> </table><br/>Misshaku Kongo, standing figure with one arm raised, mouth open. Note Nio means Benevolent Kings. Made of Hinoki wood in yosegi technique of multiple block construction with traces of gesso and polychrome. http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/10662/guardian-figure-one-of-a-pair Artist Unknown (Japan)