Style of the 12th century
37.3 cm (14 11/16 in.)
Brown-surfaced iron or steel with applique gold eyes and tongue; with incised inscription beneath the snake's jaw
19th-20th centuryJapaneseWood with traces of pigment
20th centuryJapaneseWood
20th centuryJapaneseWood, single-woodblock construction; with traces of polychrome
20th centuryJapaneseWood, single-woodblock construction
20th centuryJapaneseWood from the remains of the Hōryūji temple
20th centuryJapaneseHollow dry lacquer
20th centuryJapaneseWood, single-woodblock construction; with traces of polychrome and applied gold leaf
20th centuryJapaneseBlack granite
20th centuryJapaneseWood, single-woodblock-construction; with traces of polychromy
20th centuryJapaneseWood, multiple-woodblock construction; with traces of polychromy
20th centuryJapaneseWood, single-woodblock construction; with traces of polychrome and lacquer-applied gold leaf
20th centuryJapanese