Guardian King (Kongō Rikishi), Agyō
木造金剛力士立像（阿形）
Buddhist sculpture — Kamakura period
Guardian King (Kongō Rikishi), Agyō
木造金剛力士立像（阿形）
- Type
- Buddhist sculpture
- Period and date
- Kamakura period, 13th century
- Material
- Wood with pigments; rock-crystal eyes
- Collection:
- Kōfuku-ji
03 — Overview
The open-mouthed (agyō) figure of a pair of guardian kings, carved in wood with rock-crystal eyes. Kamakura period. Kōfuku-ji, Nara.
04 — Object data
- Type
- Buddhist sculpture
- Category
- Sculpture
- Period
- Kamakura period
- Date
- 13th century
- Material
- Wood with pigments; rock-crystal eyes
- Collection
- Kōfuku-ji
10 — Gallery
12 — Collection
Kōfuku-ji
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埴輪 挂甲の武人
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14 — Sources & references
- [1]Wikidata Q61726930
Wikidata · Database · Supports: Name, Date, Maker, Collection · Accessed 2026-09-25
- [2]File:Kongorikishi Kofukuji 1.jpg
Wikimedia Commons · Image host
- [3]File:Kofukuji Agyō (detail).jpg
Wikimedia Commons · Image host
- [4]File:Kofukuji Agyō.jpg
Wikimedia Commons · Image host
- [5]File:Kofukuji Monastery Kongo Rikishi of Saikondo (417).jpg
Wikimedia Commons · Image host
15 — Image credits
Kongorikishi Kofukuji 1
- Creator / Photographer
- Statue: Jōkei I; Photo: Nara National Museum 奈良帝室博物館 (Showa 8 - 1933)
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons — File:Kongorikishi Kofukuji 1.jpg ↗
- Credit
- 1933 奈良帝室博物館 volume on Japanese sculpture
- Licence
- Public domain
Kofukuji Agyō (detail)
- Creator / Photographer
- Statue: Jōkei I; Photo:今泉篤男 et al.
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons — File:Kofukuji Agyō (detail).jpg ↗
- Credit
- Nihon no Chokoku 6 - Kamakura Jidai (Bijutsu Shuppansha 1953)
- Licence
- Public domain
Kofukuji Agyō
- Creator / Photographer
- Statue: Jōkei I; photo:今泉篤男 et al.
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons — File:Kofukuji Agyō.jpg ↗
- Credit
- Nihon no Chokoku 6 - Kamakura Jidai (Bijutsu Shuppansha 1953)
- Licence
- Public domain
Kofukuji Monastery Kongo Rikishi of Saikondo (417)
- Creator / Photographer
- Statue: Jōkei I; Photo: Imperial Japanese Commission to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons — File:Kofukuji Monastery Kongo Rikishi of Saikondo (417).jpg ↗
- Credit
- Japanese Temples and their Treasures (The Shimbi Shoin 1915)
- Licence
- Public domain