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Tobatsu Bishamonten, late 10th–early 11th century

Tobatsu Bishamonten

late 10th–early 11th century · Sculpture

Can I see it?

Yes, on view now

Where is “Tobatsu Bishamonten” now? The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gallery 223, New York. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, United States

Room223

Closed· opens tomorrow at 10:00 AM

On public display.

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Details

Accession number
2015.300.253a, b

What it shows

BuddhismDeities

In the catalog

SculptureWoodMiddle AgesBefore 1400Japan

Sources

In the same room · Gallery 223, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Museum page
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Head of a Clay Tomb Sculpture (Haniwa), 5th–early 6th century

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Head of a Masked Clay Tomb Sculpture (Haniwa), late 5th–6th century

Head of a Masked Clay Tomb Sculpture (Haniwa), late 5th–6th century

Head of a Clay Figure (Dogū)

Head of a Clay Figure (Dogū)

Head of a Clay Figure (Dogū)

Head of a Clay Figure (Dogū)

On the same theme · Buddhism

All works on the theme
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Buddha of Medicine Bhaishajyaguru (Yaoshi fo), ca. 1319

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kashyapa, dated 1700

Kashyapa, dated 1700

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Buddha Shakyamuni, 12th century

Buddha Shakyamuni, 12th century

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Stele commissioned by members of a devotional society, dated 528

Stele commissioned by members of a devotional society, dated 528

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Stele Commissioned by Helian Ziyue (赫蓮子悅) and a Devotional Society of Five Hundred Individuals, dated 533–43

Stele Commissioned by Helian Ziyue (赫蓮子悅) and a Devotional Society of Five Hundred Individuals, dated 533–43

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Legends of the Yūzū Nembutsu Sect, Artist unknown, Kamakura period (1185–1333), 14th century

Artist unknown

Legends of the Yūzū Nembutsu Sect, Kamakura period (1185–1333), 14th century

Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Seated Bodhisattva, Japan, 8th century

Japan

Seated Bodhisattva, 8th century

Art Institute of Chicago