女神立像|Female Shinto Deity

Unknown artist

Date: ca. mid-11th–mid-12th century

Medium: Japanese bigleaf magnolia with traces of color

Dimensions: H. 38 1/2 in. (97.8 cm); W. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm); D. 5 in. (12.7 cm)

Classification: Sculpture

Culture: Japan

Period: Heian period (794–1185)

Themes: Women

Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, 2023

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