id:			106261
accession number:	1924.351
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1924.351
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Pair of Koma-inu: Guardian Lion-Dogs, 1185-1333. Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333). Wood with traces of polychromy; overall: 49.6 cm (19 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1924.351

title:				Pair of Koma-inu: Guardian Lion-Dogs
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creation date:			1185-1333
creation date earliest:		1185
creation date latest:		1333
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creditline:			Dudley P. Allen Fund
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culture:	Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333)
technique:	wood with traces of polychromy
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 49.6 cm (19 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Inaugural Exhibition
	opening date:   1916-06-06T05:00:00
	<i>Inaugural Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (co-organizer) (June 6-September 20, 1916).

	title:		Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture
	opening date:   1975-09-24T04:00:00
	<i>Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (September 24-November 16, 1975).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(T. Kuroda, Tokyo, Japan, ?-1924, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1924
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1924-present
	date: 1924-
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wall description: 
Placed at the entrance to shrines and temples in Japan, lion-like guardian figures warded off evil spirits. These lion-dogs are distinguishable by their faces: one looks fierce, mouth closed, while the other seems mid-roar, mouth agape. The idea of guardian-lions likely came to Japan from China via Korea, giving rise to the name <em>koma-inu</em> meaning "Korean dog."
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 908
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n160

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 275
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n299

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 275
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n299

	Vilbar, Sinéad, and Kevin Gray Carr. <em>Shinto: Discovery of the Divine in Japanese Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2019.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: p. 150, no. 55
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