Buddhist gatekeeper stone statue
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This 8th century gatekeeper statue is now housed in the Minneapolis Museum of Art in the United States. This type of statue is usually located at the entrance of Buddhist cave sites and temple complexes, with the aim of obstructing any opposition to Buddhist thought. Therefore, they are vividly depicted as energetic postures, with threatening facial expressions and exaggerated muscle structures, ready to face all threats. The basic posture of this rare Tang Dynasty work, with its surrealism and complete plasticity, represents a style that had a huge impact on the Buddhist guardian image carved during the Kamakura period (1185-1333) in Japan.
