不動明王像, Fudō Myōō, Edo period (1615–1868), 1805, Japan, Chisel-carved (natabori) wood, H. 35 7/16 in. (90 cm); W. 14 9/16 in. (37 cm); D. 9 13/16 in. (25 cm), Sculpture, Mokujiki Shōnin 木喰上人 (Japanese, 1718–1810), Statues of the Buddhist protective deity Fudō Myōō, the “immovable wisdom king,” are a familiar sight at temples in Japan, especially those of the Shingon (Esoteric) and Zen sects. In contrast to meticulously carved works by professionals, this type of roughly hewn sculpture is the creation of an amateur monk-sculptor who worked in rural areas
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不動明王像, Fudō Myōō, Edo period, 1615–1868, 1805, Japan, Chisel-carved, natabori, wood, H, 35 7/16, 90 cm, W, 14 9/16, 37, D, 9 13/16, 25, Sculpture, Mokujiki Shōnin 木喰上人, Japanese, 1718–1810, Statues, Buddhist protective deity, Fudō, Myōō, immovable wisdom, king, familiar sight, temples, Shingon, Esoteric, Zen sects, contrast, meticulously carved, works, professionals, type, roughly hewn, sculpture, creation, amateur monk-sculptor, worked, rural areas
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