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Lions as Dharma Protectors
Lions as Dharma Protectors
 

Lions as Dharma Protectors

JAPAN; Kamakura period (1185–1333); Cypress wood; H: 55.3 cm; Brooklyn Museum, New York, USA
These cedar wood lions date from the 13th century and still bear a vestige of pigment from that era. Considered as the symbol of fearlessness in Buddhism, they entered Japan with the faith as protective figures and were especially popular during the Kamakura period (1185–1333).
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