Wooden figure depicting the guardian deity Bishamon Wooden figure depicting the guardian deity Bishamon Wooden figure depicting the guardian deity Bishamon Wooden figure depicting the guardian deity Bishamon Wooden figure depicting the guardian deity Bishamon

Wooden figure depicting the guardian deity Bishamon

Reference: ART200625

Wooden figure depicting the guardian deity Bishamon. (Sanskit: Vaisravana) on a pedestal, one foot resting on a rock, his right hand raised and his left hand holding a trident. Inlayed glass eyes. Muromachi- Early Edo period. Wooden base of a later date. H. : 68 cm; W. : approx. 55 cm.

A C14 test IHME-2033 dates the wood of the sculpture between 1480 and 1680 AD with 85% probability.