Mirror with the Deity Za? Gongen 11th–12th century Japan Za? Gongen, the protector deity of the sacred Mount Kinpu in Nara (where this mirror was excavated), is considered the local Shinto manifestation of three Buddhist divinities as well as one of the most important deities of the Japanese religious mountain practice shugend?. Always depicted in a dynamic posture full of energy and vitality, the three-eyed Za? here holds a vajra (thunderbolt) in his right hand and stands with his right foot Mirror with the Deity Za? Gongen. Japan. 11th–12th century. Bronze with hairline engraving. H
Mirror with the Deity Za? Gongen 11th–12th century Japan Za? Gongen, the protector deity of the sacred Mount Kinpu in Nara (where this mirror was excavated), is considered the local Shinto manifestation of three Buddhist divinities as well as one of the most important deities of the Japanese religious mountain practice shugend?. Always depicted in a dynamic posture full of energy and vitality, the three-eyed Za? here holds a vajra (thunderbolt) in his right hand and stands with his right foot Mirror with the Deity Za? Gongen. Japan. 11th–12th century. Bronze with hairline engraving. Heian period (794–1185). Metalwork
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