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    This document summarizes a 1162 woodblock print depicting a statue of Bishamon, the Buddhist guardian deity. The 17.1 cm tall statue was originally housed at Nakagawaji Temple in Yamato (now Nara Prefecture) until it was removed. The print shows the statue's appearance and interior, where a small Buddha statue was discovered. It was a common practice to place miniature Buddha statues inside larger guardian deity statues for prayers. The print demonstrates a high degree of precision and detail despite being a simple woodblock technique. It is part of the collection at the Machida City Museum of International Prints in Tokyo.

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    This document summarizes a 1162 woodblock print depicting a statue of Bishamon, the Buddhist guardian deity. The 17.1 cm tall statue was originally housed at Nakagawaji Temple in Yamato (now Nara Prefecture) until it was removed. The print shows the statue's appearance and interior, where a small Buddha statue was discovered. It was a common practice to place miniature Buddha statues inside larger guardian deity statues for prayers. The print demonstrates a high degree of precision and detail despite being a simple woodblock technique. It is part of the collection at the Machida City Museum of International Prints in Tokyo.

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    This document summarizes a 1162 woodblock print depicting a statue of Bishamon, the Buddhist guardian deity. The 17.1 cm tall statue was originally housed at Nakagawaji Temple in Yamato (now Nara Prefecture) until it was removed. The print shows the statue's appearance and interior, where a small Buddha statue was discovered. It was a common practice to place miniature Buddha statues inside larger guardian deity statues for prayers. The print demonstrates a high degree of precision and detail despite being a simple woodblock technique. It is part of the collection at the Machida City Museum of International Prints in Tokyo.

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    17/4/2020 Bishamon heavenly statue Inbutsu | Tama Museum Art Network

    Top Tamawaru WEB Museum 2nd Tamawaru WEB Museum Bishamon Sky Statue

    No.01 Bishamon celestial statue India

    Year of 1162 (Opo 2)


    production

    size Image height 17.1 cm

    Technique / Woodblock print


    Material

    Explanation A statue of Bishamonten was once enshrined at Nakagawaji Temple in Yamato (now Nara
    Prefecture). After this statue leaked outside the temple, it was held by the Japanese painter
    Hashimoto Sekiyuki and Kawabata Ryuko, and is now in the Tokyo National Museum. In the space
    inside the statue, the Buddha of Bishamonten, like the statue, was discovered.
    The Indo-Buddha is a stamp-type woodblock print showing the appearance of a ghost, and it was
    often delivered inside a statue of a Buddha to convey prayer. Despite being a simple technique, this
    Indo-Buddha boasts a high degree of perfection with well-proportioned proportions and accurate
    expression of the texture of each part. At present, four sheets are printed on a single sheet of paper,
    but this is a large piece of paper with many Bishamonten statues printed and lined up. On the back
    side, there is a "Senpai" ink book and you can see the total number produced. In addition, some of
    the same type of Indo-Buddha have ink-prints indicating that they were memorialized in the 116th
    year of Oho, which is a clue to know the age of the Indo-Buddha and the statues.

    Collection Machida City Museum of International Prints


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