clevelandmuseumarchivist: Nikko, the Sun Bodhisattva, was…

clevelandmuseumarchivist:

Nikko, the Sun Bodhisattva, was Sherman Lee’s favorite work in the museum collection.

Nikko, the Sun Bodhisattva, c. 800s

Japan, Heian Period (794-1185)

wood, carved from one block of Japanese yew, Overall: h. 46.7 cm (18 3/8 in.). John L. Severance Fund 1961.48

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