Shinto deity as a seated courtier, Japan, Heian period (794–1185), 11th–12th century, Wood; single-block (ichiboku-zukuri) construction, with traces of red and black pigment, H. 18 in. (45.7 cm); W. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm); D. 5 in. (12.7 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2015