A WOOD SCULPTURE OF KOMAINU (LION-DOG)
LATE KAMAKURA-EARLY NANBOKUCHO PERIOD (14TH CENTURY)
Carved from wood in single-block technique (ichiboku-zukuri) as a un-shape lion-dog sitting, the legs rigid and mouth partially open showing teeth, very pronounced backbone
27 in. (68.6 cm.) tall
A WOOD SCULPTURE OF KOMAINU (LION-DOG)
LATE KAMAKURA-EARLY NANBOKUCHO PERIOD (14TH CENTURY)
Carved from wood in single-block technique (ichiboku-zukuri) as a un-shape lion-dog sitting, the legs rigid and mouth partially open showing teeth, very pronounced backbone
27 in. (68.6 cm.) tall
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