Currently not on view

Attendant figure (Jōchō style),
12th century

Anonymous

Japanese

Late Heian period to, 794–1185 | early Kamakura period, 1185–1333

y1994-70

Information

Title

Attendant figure (Jōchō style)

Dates

12th century

Maker

Anonymous

Medium

Cypress wood

Dimensions

h. 46.6 × w. 15.5 × d. 8.4 cm (18 3/8 × 6 1/8 × 3 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift from the collection of Millard Meiss, Class of 1926, and Margaret L. Meiss

Object Number

y1994-70

Place Made

Asia, Japan

Culture

Japanese

Period

Kamakura

Type

figurines

Materials

cypress

Subject

figures (representations), attendants

–1994 Millard and Margaret Meiss, by bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1994.

"Acquisitions of the Art Museum 1994," <em>Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University </em>54, no. 1 (1995): p. 40-79., p. 53

Share your feedback with us

The Museum regularly researches its objects and their collecting histories, updating its records to reflect new information. We also strive to catalogue works of art using language that is consistent with how people, subjects, artists, and cultures describe themselves. As this effort is ongoing, the Museum’s records may be incomplete or contain terms that are no longer acceptable. We welcome your feedback, questions, and additional information that you feel may be useful to us. Email us at collectionsinfo@princeton.edu.

Citation

Japanese, Late Heian period to (794–1185), early Kamakura period (1185–1333), Anonymous, Attendant figure (Jōchō style), 12th century. Cypress wood; 46.6 × 15.5 × 8.4 cm. Gift from the collection of Millard Meiss, Class of 1926, and Margaret L. Meiss (y1994-70) https://artmuseum-beta.princeton.edu/art/collections/objects/33982

Download Image

Princeton University Art Museum supports free access to images of works in the Public Domain. You are welcome to download this image for your use.

Please select the image size you want to download.

If you are using this image for publication, we encourage you to use the following caption below. Also, If this image file is not suitable for your purposes, please refer to our Image Use and Access guidelines.

Currently not on view

Attendant figure (Jōchō style),
12th century

Information

Share your feedback with us

Dimanche ,
1960

L' Armoire (The Cupboard) ,
1778

Sketch for an island pavilion, Page II: section after a, b; Elevation of two facades; section ,
1852–1870

Untitled ,
1957

Paillasse et Pierrot, plate 5 from the series Travestissement Grotesques from Le Charivari ,
published February 2, 1833

The Deluge ,
ca. 1902–03

Citation

Download Image

Explore More

Hear the Conservator

Artist-in-Residence Talk: Liu Xiaodong

Currently not on view

Attendant figure (Jōchō style), 12th century

Information

Provenance

Bibliographic Entries

Share your feedback with us

Related Objects

Dimanche , 1960

L' Armoire (The Cupboard) , 1778

Sketch for an island pavilion, Page II: section after a, b; Elevation of two facades; section , 1852–1870

Untitled , 1957

Paillasse et Pierrot, plate 5 from the series Travestissement Grotesques from Le Charivari , published February 2, 1833

The Deluge , ca. 1902–03

Explore More

Hear the Conservator

Artist-in-Residence Talk: Liu Xiaodong

Attendant figure (Jōchō style),
12th century

Dimanche ,
1960

L' Armoire (The Cupboard) ,
1778

Sketch for an island pavilion, Page II: section after a, b; Elevation of two facades; section ,
1852–1870

Untitled ,
1957

Paillasse et Pierrot, plate 5 from the series Travestissement Grotesques from Le Charivari ,
published February 2, 1833

The Deluge ,
ca. 1902–03