Shinto Deity as a Seated Courtier 11th-12th century Japan This figure, carved from a single piece of wood, represents a Shinto deity (kami) in the form of a Heian-period courtier. Around this time, divinity was conferred on the imperial court such that certain aristocrats, once deceased, were deified and venerated as kami. Some of them were responsible for the safety and stability of important clans. Despite the figures insect damage (common in Shinto statues from this period), its exposed wood grain—centered on the face—gives the work a dramatic effect.. Shinto Deity as a Seated Courtier. Japan. 11th-12th century. Wood; single-block (ichiboku-zukuri) construction, with traces of red and black pigment. Heian period (794-1185). Sculpture

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Shinto Deity as a Seated Courtier 11th-12th century Japan This figure, carved from a single piece of wood, represents a Shinto deity (kami) in the form of a Heian-period courtier. Around this time, divinity was conferred on the imperial court such that certain aristocrats, once deceased, were deified and venerated as kami. Some of them were responsible for the safety and stability of important clans. Despite the figures insect damage (common in Shinto statues from this period), its exposed wood grain—centered on the face—gives the work a dramatic effect.. Shinto Deity as a Seated Courtier. Japan. 11th-12th century. Wood; single-block (ichiboku-zukuri) construction, with traces of red and black pigment. Heian period (794-1185). Sculpture

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