Works Catalogue
SC-1804-004
Niō Guardian (right; Shinpuku-ji)
sculpture1804
- ID
- SC-1804-004
- Type
- sculpture
- Subject
- Agyo — mouth-open guardian king (右側)
- Date
- 1804
- Date Notes
- Kyōwa 4 (1804); April 21; inscribed 享和四子四月二十一日作
- Vow Serial
- 千体之内
- Medium
- Wood
- Dimensions
- H 242 cm
- Location
- Shinpuku-ji (眞福寺; 新浮海禅林); Tarōmaru Kamikuni Village
- Prefecture
- Niigata
- Country
- Japan
- Source
- YanaguiPhotoBook1925
- Notes
- Entry 74 in Yanagi 1925 photo book (解説No 74). Dimensions 丈八尺 (~242 cm) — among the tallest known Mokujiki works. Right-side Niō in temple gate; paired with SC-1804-005. Note: ColBase era 享和4年 is an error; the correct era for April 1804 is 文化元年.