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Sugawara Michizane as Tenjin, God of Literature

1600–1912

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Sugawara Michizane as Tenjin, God of Literature, 1600–1912. Polychromed wood sculpture, 19 x 17 3/4 in. (48.3 x 45.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. John P. Lyden, 86.271.13. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Sugawara Michizane as Tenjin, God of Literature

Date

1600–1912

Period

Edo Period to Meiji Period

Geography

Place made: Japan

Medium

Polychromed wood sculpture

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

19 x 17 3/4 in. (48.3 x 45.1 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. John P. Lyden

Accession Number

86.271.13

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