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Gozanze Myō-ō: Bright King of the EastEarly Heian Period, 10th century

On view:
Resnick Pavilion, floor 1
Fragmentary carved wood sculpture of a crowned, bare-chested figure with traces of blue pigment and rust-red fringe, the lower body broken away to reveal raw, splintered wood grain

Anonymous, Gozanze Myō-ō: Bright King of the East, Early Heian Period, 10th century (alternate view), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Anonymous
Title
Gozanze Myō-ō: Bright King of the East
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
Early Heian Period, 10th century
Period
Heian period (794-1185)
Medium
Wood with traces of black paint
Dimensions
Height: 32 1/2 in. (82.5 cm)
Credit Line
Los Angeles County Fund
Accession Number
57.50
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Mayuyama, Junkichi. Japanese Art in the West. Tokyo, Japan: Mayuyama & Co., Ltd., 1966.
  • 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.