Wooden sculptures
#004904
A pair of “Lion-Dogs” (Koma-inu), Kamakura (1185-1333)
A pair of “Lion-Dogs” (Koma-inu), Kamakura (1185-1333)
Cypress burl wood
H 39, L 42 (female animal) / H 40 cm, L 42 cm (male animal)
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Koma-inu “lion dogs,” symbolic guardians at temples or shrines. According to ancient Chinese philosophy, the animal with its mouth open embodies the masculine principle (yang) and the one with its...
Koma-inu “lion dogs,” symbolic guardians at temples or shrines.
According to ancient Chinese philosophy, the animal with its mouth open embodies the masculine principle (yang) and the one with its mouth closed embodies the feminine principle (yin).
Exhibited at Museum für Angewandte Kunst in Frankfurt/M in the exhibition: “A Floating World – Impermanence and Motion in Japanese Art”, 31 January – 27 April 2025