
Wooden Deity (1100s CE)
A 100 cm magnolia wood figure deity with traces of color, blending Buddhist tenbu and Shinto kami iconography.

One of the oldest materials used by humankind, essential for construction, sculpture, and artistic expression across cultures and time periods.

A 100 cm magnolia wood figure deity with traces of color, blending Buddhist tenbu and Shinto kami iconography.

Carved c. 900 CE, this Japanese wooden Buddha called Shakyamuni with lacquer shows thick folds and meditation mudras.

A wooden tray from Japanβs Muromachi period, adorned with red-over-black Negoro lacquer, crafted for Buddhist rituals, showcasing elegance and spiritual duality.

A painted wooden female statuette from 2040β1859 BC, depicting a naked woman with jewelry, shaped with stylized hips and a detailed necklace.

A wooden stool from the 1800s, adorned with glass beads and leopard motifs, layered with cotton and plant fiber.

A wooden offering bearer from 2040β1648 BCE, showing a woman in a kalasiris dress, crafted from tamarisk with a sycamore base.

A wooden chair from the 1800s, featuring carved leopards and human figures, painted with symbolic heads on the base.

A wooden statue from the 1200s, depicting an open-mouthed Nio guardian, assembled with yosegi-zukuri technique and faded polychromy.

A wooden figure from the 900s, representing a Shinto kami, carved with Tang-style robes and traces of polychromy.

A wooden figure from the 1400s, depicting Zenki with an axe, painted red with detailed carvings.

A wooden koma inu from the 1200sβ1300s, depicting a guardian lion-dog, carved with traces of polychromy.

A wooden statue from the 1200s, depicting a Nio guardian with a fierce expression, carved from chestnut and cypress.