This wooden sculpture of a puppy, made by Tankei (1173–1256 CE), once belonged to the Japanese Buddhist monk Myoe (1173–1232 CE). Kamakura period, now housed at the Kōsan-ji temple in Japan [520×714]
This wooden sculpture of a puppy, made by Tankei (1173–1256 CE), once belonged to the Japanese Buddhist monk Myoe (1173–1232 CE). Kamakura period, now housed at the Kōsan-ji temple in Japan [520×714]
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Cute! Thanks for posting. It’s a field (Japanese Buddhist sculpture) that I know very little about.
Was the sculpture or the sculpture and the puppy belonging to Myoe?