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Pair of Sacred Monkeyslate Heian period (794-1185), 12th century

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Pair of carved wood monkey sculptures, seated and facing each other, with aged, cracked pale tan surfaces and traces of pink pigment on one figure's snout
Pair of carved wooden monkey sculptures facing each other, roughly hewn with visible grain and surface cracking; traces of red pigment remain on the left figure's face.
Wooden sculpture of a seated monkey, shown from the chest up, with large circular carved eyes, hunched shoulders, and one hand raised toward the face. Pale, weathered wood with visible grain and surface cracking, photographed against a dark background.
Carved wooden figure of a monkey, upper body shown against a dark background, with weathered and cracked pale wood surface and traces of red pigment around the face and circular eyes.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Pair of Sacred Monkeys
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late Heian period (794-1185), 12th century
Period
Heian period (794 - 1185)
Medium
Camphor (kusunoki) wood with traces of pigment
Dimensions
a) 16 1/2 x 9 x 9 1/2 in. (41.91 x 22.86 x 24.13 cm); b) 16 1/2 x 9 x 11 in. (41.91 x 22.86 x 27.94 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jo Ann and Julian Ganz, Jr., Margaret and David Barry, the Louis Y. Kado Trust, Mrs. Charlene S. Kornblum and Dr. S. Sanford Kornblum, Murray Smith, and Grace Tsao
Accession Number
M.2012.76a-b
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Singer, Robert T., and Kawai Masatomo, editors. The Life of Animals in Japanese Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2019.