A WOOD SCULPTURE OF KOMAINU (LION-DOG)

A WOOD SCULPTURE OF KOMAINU (LION-DOG)

LATE KAMAKURA-EARLY NANBOKUCHO PERIOD (14TH CENTURY)

Carved from wood in single-block technique (ichiboku-zukuri) as a un-shape lion-dog sitting, the legs rigid and mouth partially open showing teeth, very pronounced backbone

27 in. (68.6 cm.) tall