Infant Shotoku
Infant Shotoku

Currently not on view

Infant Shotoku,

14th century

Japanese
late Kamakura period to early Muromachi period, 1336–1568, 1185–1333
2016-735

Information

Title
Infant Shotoku
Dates

14th century

Medium
Wood with traces of polychrome, joint wood technique
Dimensions
h. 50.0 cm., w. 18.2 cm., d. 15.0 cm. (19 11/16 x 7 3/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Gillett G. Griffin
Object Number
2016-735
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Period
Kamakura, Muromachi
Type
sculpture, statues
Subject
infants, figures (representations)

–1966 Mathias Komor (New York, NY), sold to Gillett G. Griffin (Princeton, NJ), February 21, 1966.
1966–2016 Gillett G. Griffin (Princeton, NJ), by bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2016.

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