CELESTIAL GENERALS

Bodhisattva Skanda

MET DP170164

Deity
Skanda
Sculpture Type
Wood Sculpture
Dynasty
Ming Dynasty
Date / Period
Ming dynasty, 16th–17th century
Institution
Wikimedia Commons
Collection
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Medium / Material
image/jpeg
Dimensions
3001 × 4000 px
Accession Number
M57867365

Description

明 漆金木雕韋馱像；China; Figure; Sculpture
Skanda, known as Weituo in Chinese, is a Buddhist guardian deity. He is always depicted as a young and robust warrior in full armor.