21.91 cm (8 5/8 in.)
Lacquered wood covered with kirikane (cut gold)
16th-17th centuryJapaneseWood, multiple-woodblock construction; with lacquer-applied gold leaf and crystal-inset eyes
19th centuryJapaneseCypress wood with traces of pigment: single-block construction
18th centuryJapaneseWood; deep blue pigment applied to the background and to the inside of the shrine cover; blue pigment applied to the head
13th centuryJapaneseCypress wood with traces of pigment: single-block construction
18th centuryJapaneseWood with traces of lacquer, polychromy, and gilding
13th centuryJapaneseWood
20th centuryJapaneseWood, multiple-woodblock construction; with polychromy and gilding
14th-15th centuryJapaneseBrown-surfaced iron or steel with applique gold eyes and tongue; with incised inscription beneath the snake's jaw
19th-20th centuryJapaneseWood, single-woodblock-construction; with traces of polychromy
20th centuryJapaneseWood, single-woodblock construction; with traces of polychromy over white gesso ground
12th-13th centuryJapaneseWood with traces of pigment
20th centuryJapanese