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Bishamontencirca 1250

On view:
Resnick Pavilion, floor 1
Carved wood sculpture of an armored East Asian warrior deity standing over a prostrate demon figure, holding a trident staff, surface darkened to near black with traces of gold
Darkly lacquered wooden sculpture of a standing armored guardian figure (Bishamon-ten), holding a spear in one hand and a miniature pagoda in the other, treading on a prostrate demon figure below, mounted on a square base.
Dark bronze or cast metal sculpture, rear view of a multi-armed standing deity figure in layered robes and a wide-brimmed helmet, holding a miniature pagoda in one raised hand and a trident staff in the other, standing atop a prostrate figure and a crouching animal on a rectangular base.

Unknown, Bishamonten, circa 1250, Kamakura period (1185-1333), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the 2002 Collectors Committee, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Bishamonten
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
circa 1250
Period
Kamakura period (1185 - 1333)
Medium
Wood, crystal, traces of polychromy and gilding
Dimensions
a) Figure: 22 x 12 x 5 1/2 in. (55.88 x 30.48 x 13.97 cm); b) Helmet: 3 3/4 x 6 x 5 in. (9.53 x 15.24 x 12.7 cm); c) Spear length: 21 7/8 in. (55.56 cm); c) Spear width: 1 1/2 in. (3.81 cm); d) Demon: 8 x 13 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. (20.32 x 33.66 x 33.66 cm); Overall: 27 1/2 x 13 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. (69.85 x 33.66 x 33.66 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the 2002 Collectors Committee
Accession Number
M.2002.67a-d
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Shoemaker, Beatrice B. "On the mandalisation of space: a study of the Daijōji's kyakuden (part 2)" Andon no.103 (2017): 111-132.
  • Little, Stephen, Tushara Bindu Gude, Karina Romero Blanco, Silvia Seligson, Marco Antonio Karam. Las Huellas de Buda. Ciudad de México : Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, 2018.
  • Little, Stephen, and Tushara Bindu Gude. Realms of the Dharma: Buddhist Art across Asia. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2025.