Benzaiten
Artist
Issai
(Japanese)
Datemid-19th century
MediumCedar
DimensionsOverall: 10 x 9 x 9 inches (25.4 x 22.86 x 22.86 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Cohen
Object number80-14/2
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DescriptionWood sculpture of the Buddhist deity Benzaiten by the sculptor Issai; carved in "hinoki" wood in a manner derived from the master Enku (1632-1695) in which the natural shape and grain of the wood is abstractly imcorporated in the overall composition, allowing the rich burl patterns to form elements of drapery; and with the artist's seal impressed in the back.
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Kano Tan'yū
Edo period (1615-1868)
2008.31
