Kamakura Buddhist Guardian Muscular Wooden Sculpture Washington DC United States // WASHINGTON DC, United States — A wrathful, wooden Buddhist guardian sculpture stands dynamically posed within a minimalist museum corridor. Carved during Japan’s Kamakura period (1185–1333), this imposing figure originally flanked the entrance gate of Ebaradera, a temple in present-day Osaka, to protect the Buddhist universe from evil spirits. Centuries of outdoor exposure have eroded the statue's original bright pigments, exposing the raw wood medium and the meticulous chisel work defining its torso. The exagg
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David Coleman | Have Camera Will Travel
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Sackler Gallery, Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States
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Kamakura Buddhist Guardian Muscular Wooden Sculpture Washington DC United States // WASHINGTON DC, United States — A wrathful, wooden Buddhist guardian sculpture stands dynamically posed within a minimalist museum corridor. Carved during Japan’s Kamakura period (1185–1333), this imposing figure originally flanked the entrance gate of Ebaradera, a temple in present-day Osaka, to protect the Buddhist universe from evil spirits. Centuries of outdoor exposure have eroded the statue's original bright pigments, exposing the raw wood medium and the meticulous chisel work defining its torso. The exagg