Prince Shōtoku at Age Two (Shōtoku Taishi)
early 1300s
Maker Unknown
Japanese Art
Prince Shōtoku at Age Two (Shōtoku Taishi), early 1300s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333). Wood with lacquer, color, and rock-crystal inlaid eyes; overall: 68.6 cm (27 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Campbell Weir in memory of Dr. and Mrs. William Hawksley Weir 1989.76 Shotoku Taishi had several titles. One translates to "the prince of the stable door" because he was said to have been born in the imperial stables.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Wood with lacquer, color, and rock-crystal inlaid eyes
- Dimensions
- Overall: 68.6 cm (27 in.)
- Departments
- Japanese Art
- Accession Number
- 1989.76
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Campbell Weir in memory of Dr. and Mrs. William Hawksley Weir
- Exhibitions
- The Year in Review for 1989, Intimate Rituals and Personal Devotions: Spiritual Art Through the Ages, Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation - July 2017-January 2018, <em>Asian Autumn: Masterpieces from the Collection</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1992)
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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