Carved wooden standing figure of a shaven-headed monk in long flowing robes, hands at sleeves, on a white pedestal against a grey background.

Shinto Deity in the Guise of the Monk Hyeja

A standing wooden figure carved as a shaven-headed monk in long, flowing robes, with hands held at the sleeves before the body. The smooth, weathered surface shows traces of pigment and a folded collar, set against a plain grey background above a white pedestal.

Artist: Unknown
Date: 11th/early 12th century
Medium: Magnolia wood with traces of pigment
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 843 × 1419 px

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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Kate S. Buckingham Endowment

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