Heian period, c. 1053
H. 22.7 x W. 10 cm (8 15/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Phoenix Hall, Byōdō-in Temple, Uji, Kyoto (mid 11th - 1905/6). [Kyoto Bijutsu Kurabu, Kyoto, Nov. 27, 1933], auctioned. [James Freeman, Kyoto, by mid 1970s], sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick, Woodside, CA (mid 1970's - 2016), fractional gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2016.
Clay, unfired
Central AsianLeaded bronze
4th century BCEEtruscanPlaster
20th centuryGermanBronze with black with brown patina
19th centuryFrenchPolychromed oak with traces of gilding
16th centuryGermanPolychrome wood, wood putty and ceramic(?), found wood, paint
20th centuryAmericanBronze
16th-17th centuryItalianMixed media
21st centuryAmericanPlaster
19th centuryItalianPlaster
20th centuryFrench