Figure of a heavenly king, anonymous, 618 - 906

gilding, h 6.8cm × w 3.6cm × d 1.5cm More details

There are Four Heavenly Kings, each of whom watches over one of the cardinal directions of the world. They are muscled, grim-looking figures who protect the Buddhist faith against threats from every direction.

Identification

Title(s)

Figure of a heavenly king

Object type

Object number

AK-MAK-80

Description

Eén van de wachters van de vier windstreken (?) (geen attributen).

Creation

Artist

anonymous

Place

China

Dating

618 - 906

School / style

Tang-dynasty (618-907)

Material and Technique

Material

Technique

gilding

Measurements

height 6.8 cm × width 3.6 cm × depth 1.5 cm × height 9.0 cm × width 4.0 cm × depth 2.9 cm

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase Bluett, London, 1950)

Acquisition

loan 1972

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

…; from the dealer Bluett, £ 10.10, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1950;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Documentation

Museum van Aziatische kunst in het Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam : catalogus, H.F.E. Visser, cat.nr. 82
Bulletin der Vereeniging van Vrienden der aziatische Kunst, 1950 (october) 31, p. 59, fig. 3.

Persistent URL

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