The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
A Heavenly General (One of the Junishinsho)
1200s
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
A fierce facial expression warns us not to cross this protective deity.Description
This dynamic figure was originally part of a set of Twelve Divine Generals (Junishinsho) that stood in a Japanese Buddhist temple hall, protecting the central icon of the Yakushi Nyorai, the Healing Buddha. This sculpture was constructed from many pieces of thinly carved wood joined together with pins, then covered with hemp cloth and lacquer paste, and finally decorated with pigments. Eyes made of crystal, with painted details, finish the composition. The profileration of religious sites throughout Japan, particularly in Kyoto, kept sculptors’ studios busy creating religious icons.- ?–1988(Yanagi Fine Art Shop, Kyoto, Japan, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)1988–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- “The Year in Review for 1988.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 76, no. 2, 1989, pp. 30–75. Reproduced: no. 216; Mentioned: p. 224 25160061Grossman, Nancy, James T. Ulak, Marjorie Williams, and Laurence Channing. Art of Japan: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2005. Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 37
- Rinpa (琳派) (Japanese gallery rotation) 235. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 23-October 3, 2021).Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation - July 2017-January 2018. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (July 15, 2017-January 2, 2018).Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 235). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (May 23, 2013-November 16, 2015).Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 119). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (October 29, 2003-July 13, 2004).The Year in Review for 1988. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 1-May 14, 1989).
- {{cite web|title=A Heavenly General (One of the Junishinsho)|url=false|author=|year=1200s|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1988.53