CELESTIAL GENERALS

Pair of Heavenly Kings, Hall of the Four Heavenly Kings, Jade Buddha Temple

Shanghai, 1987 (23502070300)

Deity
Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka
Sculpture Type
Clay Sculpture
Dynasty
Contemporary
Date / Period
20th century – Shanghai, 1987
Artist
Nathan Hughes Hamilton from Sacramento, California, USA
Institution
Wikimedia Commons
Collection
Shanghai, 1987
Medium / Material
image/jpeg
Dimensions
697 × 1024 px
Accession Number
M139390402

Description

A major feature of the Jade Buddha Temple is the Chamber of Four Heavenly Kings. Pictured here are the Heavenly King of Protection for Buddhism (Eastern King) and the Heavenly King of Merit Developing (Southern King).
Two statues of the Heavenly Kings in the Hall of the Four Heavenly Kings at Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai.