Image: Kongorikishi statue from 14th century Japan

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Description: Kongorikishi statue from 14th century Japan. Wood. The sculpural style is flamboyantly realistic, as is typical of the period. Originally stood guard at the gate to Ebaradera, a temple in Sakai, near Osaka. Now on exhibit at the Sackler Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution.
Title: Kongorikishi statue from 14th century Japan
Credit: the Kamakura period.
Author: Quadell
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