Carving the Buddhaalpha 日本語

Hands that left no name

Works whose sculptor is not known. 109 of the 259 are National Treasures.

Most Buddhist sculpture in Japan carries no sculptor's name. Names are recorded from early on — Kuratsukuri no Tori worked in the 7th century — but they are the exception. Many of the great Nara images were made by temple workshops, and individual sculptors become widely known only after Jōchō, in the late Heian period.

Works259

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Standing Bishamonten (Vaiśravaṇa), main image Chōgosonshi-ji, Heguri, Nara Sculptor unknown
Standing Bishamonten (Vaiśravaṇa), Reihōden Standing Bishamonten (Vaiśravaṇa), Reihōden Reihōden, Kurama-dera, Kyoto Sculptor unknown
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Seated portrait of the monk Chōgen Amida-ji, Hōfu, Yamaguchi Sculptor unknown
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Standing Fudō Myōō (Acala), the 'Mizuhiki Fudō' Main hall, Chōju-ji (Kihara Fudōson), Kumamoto Sculptor unknown
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Thirteen Buddhas of Mt. Iwato Mt. Iwato, Azuchi, Ōmihachiman, Shiga Sculptor unknown
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Standing Eleven-headed Kannon (Ekādaśamukha), three figures Chōkoku-ji, Sado, Niigata Sculptor unknown
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Standing Eleven-headed Kannon (Ekādaśamukha), the Small Kannon Nigatsu-dō, Tōdai-ji, Nara Sculptor unknown
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Standing Eleven-headed Kannon (Ekādaśamukha), the Great Kannon Nigatsu-dō, Tōdai-ji, Nara Sculptor unknown
Standing Kichijōten (Śrī-Mahādevī) Standing Kichijōten (Śrī-Mahādevī) Reihōden, Kurama-dera, Kyoto Sculptor unknown
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Sixteen Arhats Tentoku-ji, Akita Sculptor unknown
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Standing Senju Kannon (Sahasrabhuja), main hall Main hall, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto Sculptor unknown
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Thousand-armed Kannon (Sahasrabhuja) Nata-dera, Komatsu, Ishikawa Sculptor unknown
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Seated Yakushi Nyorai (Bhaiṣajyaguru) Sōrin-ji, Kurihara, Miyagi Sculptor unknown
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Amida triad in a single mandorla (Ikkō Sanzon) said to be Asuka period Main hall, Zenkō-ji, Nagano Sculptor unknown
Miroku Bosatsu in Half-lotus Meditation Miroku Bosatsu in Half-lotus Meditation 7th century Kōryū-ji, Kyoto Sculptor unknown
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Standing Guze Kannon 7th century Yumedono, Horyu-ji, Ikaruga, Nara Sculptor unknown
Standing Kannon Bosatsu, known as Kudara Kannon Standing Kannon Bosatsu, known as Kudara Kannon first half to mid-7th century Hōryū-ji, Ikaruga, Nara Sculptor unknown
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Shō Kannon (Āryāvalokiteśvara) said to be 628 Main hall, Sensō-ji, Taitō, Tokyo Sculptor unknown
Gigaku masks (Horyu-ji Treasures) Gigaku masks (Horyu-ji Treasures) 7th–8th century (Asuka to Nara period) Gallery of Horyu-ji Treasures, Tokyo National Museum Sculptor unknown Bosatsu in Half-lotus Meditation Bosatsu in Half-lotus Meditation 7th century Chūgū-ji, Ikaruga, Nara Sculptor unknown Kōmokuten and Tamonten, from the Four Heavenly Kings Kōmokuten and Tamonten, from the Four Heavenly Kings 7th century Kondo, Horyu-ji, Ikaruga, Nara Sculptor unknown Seated Shaka Nyorai (Buddha), on a chair Seated Shaka Nyorai (Buddha), on a chair 7th century (Hakuho period) Shaka-do, Jindai-ji, Chofu, Tokyo Sculptor unknown Seated Yakushi Nyorai (Bhaisajyaguru), Kondo Seated Yakushi Nyorai (Bhaisajyaguru), Kondo Late 7th century (the halo inscription says 607) Kondo, Horyu-ji, Ikaruga, Nara Sculptor unknown Buddha Head (formerly the main image of Yamadera's lecture hall) Buddha Head (formerly the main image of Yamadera's lecture hall) 685 (Tenmu 14) Kōfuku-ji, Nara Sculptor unknown Seated Miroku (Maitreya), Kondo Seated Miroku (Maitreya), Kondo Late 7th century Kondo, Taima-dera, Katsuragi, Nara Sculptor unknown Amida Triad, said to be Lady Tachibana's personal Buddha Amida Triad, said to be Lady Tachibana's personal Buddha Late 7th century Daihozoin, Horyu-ji, Ikaruga, Nara Sculptor unknown Standing Kannon Bosatsu (Yumechigai Kannon) Standing Kannon Bosatsu (Yumechigai Kannon) Late Asuka period (late 7th–early 8th century) Daihozoin, Horyu-ji, Ikaruga, Nara Sculptor unknown
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Standing Kannon (Avalokiteśvara), bronze, two figures 692 Gakuen-ji, Izumo, Shimane Sculptor unknown
Seated Shaka Nyorai (Śākyamuni) Seated Shaka Nyorai (Śākyamuni) 8th century Kaniman-ji, Kizugawa, Kyoto Sculptor unknown Standing Sho Kannon (Avalokitesvara), Toindo Standing Sho Kannon (Avalokitesvara), Toindo 7th–8th century (Hakuho to Nara period) Toindo, Yakushi-ji, Nara Sculptor unknown Yakushi Triad Yakushi Triad late 7th–early 8th century (Hakuhō) Main Hall, Yakushi-ji, Nara Sculptor unknown Clay figures of the Five-storied Pagoda: Seated Monju (Manjusri) Clay figures of the Five-storied Pagoda: Seated Monju (Manjusri) 711 (Wado 4) Five-storied Pagoda, Horyu-ji, Ikaruga, Nara Sculptor unknown Standing Ashura Standing Ashura ca. 734 Kōfuku-ji, Nara Sculptor unknown Ten Great Disciples: Purna Ten Great Disciples: Purna ca. 734 Kōfuku-ji, Nara Sculptor unknown Twelve Heavenly Generals: Basara (Mekira) Twelve Heavenly Generals: Basara (Mekira) 8th century (Tenpyo era) Main hall, Shin-Yakushi-ji, Nara Sculptor unknown Standing Fukūkenjaku Kannon (Amoghapāśa) Standing Fukūkenjaku Kannon (Amoghapāśa) 8th century Hokkedo, Todai-ji, Nara Sculptor unknown Standing Bonten (Brahma) and Taishakuten (Indra), Hokkedo Standing Bonten (Brahma) and Taishakuten (Indra), Hokkedo 8th century Hokkedo, Todai-ji, Nara Sculptor unknown Seated Priest Gien Seated Priest Gien 8th century Oka-dera, Asuka, Nara Sculptor unknown Standing Bodhisattvas, traditionally Nikko and Gakko Standing Bodhisattvas, traditionally Nikko and Gakko 8th century Todai-ji Museum, Nara Sculptor unknown Seated Thousand-armed Kannon Seated Thousand-armed Kannon 8th century Fujii-dera, Fujiidera, Osaka Sculptor unknown Standing Shukongōjin Standing Shukongōjin 8th century Hokkedo, Todai-ji, Nara Sculptor unknown Seated Birushana (Vairocana), the Great Buddha of Nara Seated Birushana (Vairocana), the Great Buddha of Nara dedicated 752 Great Buddha Hall, Tōdai-ji, Nara Sculptor unknown Shaka at Birth, with ablution basin Shaka at Birth, with ablution basin Mid-8th century Todai-ji Museum, Nara Sculptor unknown The Images of the Golden Hall The Images of the Golden Hall 8th century Kondō, Tōshōdai-ji, Nara Sculptor unknown Jikokuten, from the Four Heavenly Kings Jikokuten, from the Four Heavenly Kings 8th century Kaidan-in, Tōdai-ji, Nara Sculptor unknown Seated portrait of the priest Ganjin Seated portrait of the priest Ganjin c. 763 Miei-dō, Tōshōdai-ji, Nara Sculptor unknown
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Seated Priest Gyoshin Late 8th century Yumedono, Horyu-ji, Ikaruga, Nara Sculptor unknown
Standing Eleven-headed Kannon (Ekādaśamukha) Standing Eleven-headed Kannon (Ekādaśamukha) Late 8th century Shōrin-ji, Sakurai, Nara Sculptor unknown Portable shrine with Buddhist figures (Makura Honzon) Portable shrine with Buddhist figures (Makura Honzon) Tang dynasty, 8th century Kongōbu-ji, Kōya, Wakayama Sculptor unknown Standing Eleven-headed Kannon Standing Eleven-headed Kannon Late 8th century Kannon-ji, Kyotanabe, Kyoto Sculptor unknown Wooden figures from the former Lecture Hall: Bodhisattva said to be Shuhoo Wooden figures from the former Lecture Hall: Bodhisattva said to be Shuhoo Late 8th century New Treasure House, Toshodai-ji, Nara Sculptor unknown Seated Yakushi Nyorai (Bhaisajyaguru), Saiendo Seated Yakushi Nyorai (Bhaisajyaguru), Saiendo Late 8th century Saiendo, Horyu-ji, Ikaruga, Nara Sculptor unknown Seated Yuima (Vimalakirti) Seated Yuima (Vimalakirti) Late Nara period Hokke-ji, Nara Sculptor unknown Seated Yakushi Nyorai (Bhaisajyaguru), main hall Seated Yakushi Nyorai (Bhaisajyaguru), main hall Early Heian period, late 8th century Main hall, Shin-Yakushi-ji, Nara Sculptor unknown Four Heavenly Kings (Hokuen-do) Four Heavenly Kings (Hokuen-do) 791 (Enryaku 10) Hokuen-dō, Kōfuku-ji, Nara Sculptor unknown Standing Fukukensaku Kannon (Amoghapasa) Standing Fukukensaku Kannon (Amoghapasa) late 8th to early 9th century Reihoden, Koryu-ji, Kyoto Sculptor unknown Miroku Bosatsu (Maitreya) cliff carving Miroku Bosatsu (Maitreya) cliff carving date unknown (variously late Nara, early Heian, or late Heian) Kasagi-dera, Kasagi, Kyoto Sculptor unknown Four Heavenly Kings (East Golden Hall) Four Heavenly Kings (East Golden Hall) Early Heian period Tō-kondō, Kōfuku-ji, Nara Sculptor unknown Uchigawa cliff inscription Uchigawa cliff inscription early Heian period Uchigawa cliff inscription, Gojō, Nara Sculptor unknown
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Standing Yakushi Nyorai (Bhaiṣajyaguru) Heian period Konpon-chūdō, Enryaku-ji, Ōtsu, Shiga Sculptor unknown
Standing Yakushi Nyorai (Bhaiṣajyaguru) Standing Yakushi Nyorai (Bhaiṣajyaguru) late 8th to early 9th century Jingo-ji, Kyoto Sculptor unknown Yakushi Triad Yakushi Triad Early Heian period, 9th century Shojo-ji, Yugawa, Fukushima Sculptor unknown Standing Yakushi Nyorai (Bhaisajyaguru) Standing Yakushi Nyorai (Bhaisajyaguru) Early Heian period, early 9th century Gango-ji (pagoda site), Nara Sculptor unknown
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Standing Thousand-armed Kannon (Sahasrabhuja) first half of the 9th century Ōgashima-ji, Oku, Setouchi, Okayama Sculptor unknown
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Five Great Bodhisattvas, Lecture Hall 839 Kōdō, Tō-ji, Kyoto Sculptor unknown
Standing Gōzanze Myōō (Trailokyavijaya) Standing Gōzanze Myōō (Trailokyavijaya) 839 Kōdō, Tō-ji, Kyoto Sculptor unknown
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Four Heavenly Kings, Lecture Hall 839 Kōdō, Tō-ji, Kyoto Sculptor unknown
Taishakuten (Śakra/Indra) Seated in Half-lotus Taishakuten (Śakra/Indra) Seated in Half-lotus 839 Kōdō, Tō-ji, Kyoto Sculptor unknown Seated Amida Nyorai (Amitabha), Lecture Hall Seated Amida Nyorai (Amitabha), Lecture Hall Jowa era (c. 840) Lecture Hall, Koryu-ji, Kyoto Sculptor unknown Five Great Kokuzo Bosatsu (Akasagarbha), Tahoto Five Great Kokuzo Bosatsu (Akasagarbha), Tahoto Jowa era (834–848) Tahoto, Jingo-ji, Kyoto Sculptor unknown Five Wisdom Buddhas (Gochi Nyorai) Five Wisdom Buddhas (Gochi Nyorai) Heian period, 9th century Ansho-ji, Kyoto Sculptor unknown
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Hachiman as a Monk, with two goddesses early Heian period, 9th century Chinju Hachimangu, To-ji, Kyoto Sculptor unknown
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Seated deities of Kumano Hayatama Taisha (four figures) Heian period, 9th century Kumano Hayatama Taisha, Shingu, Wakayama Sculptor unknown
Standing Jizo Bosatsu (Ksitigarbha), Daihozoin Standing Jizo Bosatsu (Ksitigarbha), Daihozoin Heian period, 9th century Daihozoin, Horyu-ji, Ikaruga, Nara Sculptor unknown Standing Eleven-headed Kannon Standing Eleven-headed Kannon Early Heian period, 9th century Domyo-ji, Fujiidera, Osaka Sculptor unknown Standing Eleven-headed Kannon (Ekādaśamukha) Standing Eleven-headed Kannon (Ekādaśamukha) 9th century Dōgan-ji Kannon-dō, Kōgen-ji, Nagahama, Shiga Sculptor unknown Standing Eleven-headed Kannon Standing Eleven-headed Kannon early Heian period, 9th century Treasure hall, Muro-ji, Uda, Nara Sculptor unknown
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Standing Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) 9th century Myōō-ji, Okayama Sculptor unknown
Seated Nyoirin Kannon (Cintāmaṇicakra) Seated Nyoirin Kannon (Cintāmaṇicakra) early Heian period, 9th century Kondō, Kanshin-ji, Kawachinagano, Osaka Sculptor unknown Standing Thousand-armed Kannon with two attendants Standing Thousand-armed Kannon with two attendants Early Heian period, 9th century Treasure hall, Dojo-ji, Hidakagawa, Wakayama Sculptor unknown
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Standing Thousand-armed Kannon Early Heian period, 9th century Reihoden, Koryu-ji, Kyoto Sculptor unknown
Seated Shaka Nyorai (Śākyamuni) Seated Shaka Nyorai (Śākyamuni) 9th century Murō-ji, Uda, Nara Sculptor unknown Standing Tobatsu Bishamonten (Vaisravana) Standing Tobatsu Bishamonten (Vaisravana) Tang dynasty, 9th century Treasure Hall, To-ji, Kyoto Sculptor unknown
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Standing Yakushi Nyorai (Bhaiṣajyaguru) early Heian period Yakushi hall, Kōryū-ji, Kyoto Sculptor unknown
Seated Yakushi Nyorai (Bhaisajyaguru) Seated Yakushi Nyorai (Bhaisajyaguru) Early Heian period, 9th century Main hall, Shishikutsu-ji, Katano, Osaka Sculptor unknown Bodhisattva in half-lotus (said to be Nyoirin Kannon) Bodhisattva in half-lotus (said to be Nyoirin Kannon) Heian period, 9th century (Jogan era) Hobodaiin Gantoku-ji, Kyoto Sculptor unknown
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Seated Fudo Myoo (Acala), Mieido Heian period, late 9th century Mieido, To-ji, Kyoto Sculptor unknown
Seated Priest Dosen Seated Priest Dosen c. 873 (Jogan 15) Yumedono, Horyu-ji, Ikaruga, Nara Sculptor unknown
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Amida Triad (former main image of the Kondo) c. 888 (Ninna 4) Reihokan, Ninna-ji, Kyoto Sculptor unknown
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Seated Miroku (Maitreya) 892 (Kanpyo 4) Jison-in, Kudoyama, Wakayama Sculptor unknown
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Seated Chisho Daishi (Enchin), the Okotsu Daishi Late 9th century Toin Daishi-do, Onjo-ji (Mii-dera), Otsu, Shiga Sculptor unknown
Hachiman Triad: Hachiman as a Monk, Empress Jingu, Nakatsuhime Hachiman Triad: Hachiman as a Monk, Empress Jingu, Nakatsuhime Early Heian period (889–898) Yasumigaoka Hachimangu, Yakushi-ji, Nara Sculptor unknown Amida Triad (former main image of Seika-ji) Amida Triad (former main image of Seika-ji) c. 896 (Kanpyo 8) Seiryō-ji, Kyoto Sculptor unknown Standing Eleven-headed Kannon (Ekādaśamukha) Standing Eleven-headed Kannon (Ekādaśamukha) 9th–10th century Hokke-ji, Nara Sculptor unknown
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Standing Eleven-headed Kannon (Ekādaśamukha) early 10th century Haga-ji, Obama, Fukui Sculptor unknown
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Yakushi Triad (former main image of the Kami-Daigo Yakushi-do) 913 (Engi 13) Reihokan, Daigo-ji, Kyoto Sculptor unknown
Standing Thousand-armed Kannon (Yakuyoke Kanzeon) Standing Thousand-armed Kannon (Yakuyoke Kanzeon) c. 934 (Johei 4) Hossho-ji, Kyoto Sculptor unknown
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Fudō Myōō (Acala) with two attendant boys, three figures 10th century Yūzan-ji, Maniwa, Okayama Sculptor unknown
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Eleven-headed Kannon (Ekādaśamukha) c. 951 Rokuharamitsu-ji, Kyoto Sculptor unknown
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Seated Yakushi Nyorai (Bhaiṣajyaguru) mid to late 10th century Yokei-ji, Oku, Setouchi, Okayama Sculptor unknown
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Seated Chisho Daishi (Enchin), the Chuson Daishi Late 10th century Toin Daishi-do, Onjo-ji (Mii-dera), Otsu, Shiga Sculptor unknown
Standing Shaka Nyorai (Śākyamuni) Standing Shaka Nyorai (Śākyamuni) 985 Seiryō-ji, Kyoto Sculptor unknown
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Yakushi Triad, Daikodo (Great Lecture Hall) c. 990 (Shoryaku 1) Daikodo, Horyu-ji, Ikaruga, Nara Sculptor unknown
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Standing Bishamonten (Vaiśravaṇa) Heian period Anyō-ji, Kurashiki, Okayama Sculptor unknown
Daihizan stone Buddhas Daihizan stone Buddhas Heian period Daihizan stone Buddhas Sculptor unknown
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Iwaya-ji stone Buddhas late Heian period Iwaya-ji stone Buddhas Sculptor unknown
Jigokudani cave Buddhas Jigokudani cave Buddhas Heian period Jigokudani cave Buddhas Sculptor unknown
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Standing Jizō (Kṣitigarbha) Heian period Kōsan-ji, Ibara, Okayama Sculptor unknown
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Standing Shō Kannon (Āryāvalokiteśvara) Heian period, somewhat later than the Yakushi Yokei-ji, Oku, Setouchi, Okayama Sculptor unknown
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Kokūzō Bosatsu cliff carving, Mt. Kasagi mid-Heian period Kokūzō Bosatsu cliff carving, Mt. Kasagi Sculptor unknown
Kasugayama cave Buddhas Kasugayama cave Buddhas Heian period Kasugayama cave Buddhas Sculptor unknown
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Standing Kokuzo Bosatsu (Akasagarbha) Heian period Reihokan, Daigo-ji, Kyoto Sculptor unknown
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Magari stone Buddhas end of the Heian period Magari stone Buddhas Sculptor unknown
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Nabeyama cliff carvings Heian period Nabeyama cliff carvings Sculptor unknown
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Nisseki-ji cliff carving Heian period Nisseki-ji cliff carving Sculptor unknown
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Ōya cliff carvings Heian to Kamakura period Ōya cliff carvings Sculptor unknown
Sanuki stone Buddhas Sanuki stone Buddhas Heian–Kamakura period Sanuki stone Buddhas Sculptor unknown
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Rock-face Great Buddha, Takkoku no Iwaya Heian period Rock-face Great Buddha, Takkoku no Iwaya Sculptor unknown
Seated portrait of the priest Rōben Seated portrait of the priest Rōben 1018 Kaisan-dō, Tōdai-ji, Nara Sculptor unknown Twelve Heavenly Generals in relief Twelve Heavenly Generals in relief Heian period, 11th century Kōfuku-ji, Nara Sculptor unknown Yakushi Nyorai, Ōita Motomachi stone Buddhas Yakushi Nyorai, Ōita Motomachi stone Buddhas late Heian period (mid-11th century) Motomachi stone Buddhas, Ōita Sculptor unknown Seated Shinra Myojin Seated Shinra Myojin Late Heian period, 11th century Shinra Zenshin-do, Onjo-ji (Mii-dera), Otsu, Shiga Sculptor unknown Takase stone Buddhas Takase stone Buddhas mid to late Heian period Takase stone Buddhas, Ōita Sculptor unknown Bodhisattvas on Clouds (Unchu Kuyo Bosatsu) Bodhisattvas on Clouds (Unchu Kuyo Bosatsu) 1053 Phoenix Hall, Byōdō-in, Uji, Kyoto Sculptor unknown Standing Bishamonten and Kichijoten, Kondo Standing Bishamonten and Kichijoten, Kondo 1078 (Joryaku 2) Kondo, Horyu-ji, Ikaruga, Nara Sculptor unknown Seated Amida Nyorai (Amitābha) Seated Amida Nyorai (Amitābha) 11th–12th century Hōkai-ji, Kyoto Sculptor unknown
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Standing Bishamonten (Vaiśravaṇa), main hall Heian period Main hall, Kurama-dera, Kyoto Sculptor unknown
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Standing Eleven-headed Kannon (Ekādaśamukha) late Heian period Anyō-ji, Mimasaka, Okayama Sculptor unknown
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Standing Eleven-headed Kannon (Ekādaśamukha) late Heian period Main hall, Jōdo-ji, Onomichi, Hiroshima Sculptor unknown
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Standing Shō Kannon (Āryāvalokiteśvara) late Heian period Hōkai-in, Okayama Sculptor unknown
Komasaka cliff carving (Buddha triad) Komasaka cliff carving (Buddha triad) date unknown (variously late 8th century, Hakuhō, or late Heian) Komasaka cliff carving, Rittō, Shiga Sculptor unknown
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Seated Nyoirin Kannon (Cintāmaṇicakra) late Heian period Main hall, Ishiyama-dera, Ōtsu, Shiga Sculptor unknown
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Four Heavenly Kings late Heian period Main hall, Joruri-ji, Kizugawa, Kyoto Sculptor unknown
Wada Great Buddha Wada Great Buddha Heian period Wada, Sukagawa, Fukushima Sculptor unknown Nine Seated Amida Nyorai (Amitabha) Nine Seated Amida Nyorai (Amitabha) Late Heian period (1047 or 1107) Main hall, Joruri-ji, Kizugawa, Kyoto Sculptor unknown Seated Prince Shotoku, Shoryoin Seated Prince Shotoku, Shoryoin c. 1121 (Hoan 2) Shoryoin, Horyu-ji, Ikaruga, Nara Sculptor unknown Statues of the Konjikido (Golden Hall) Statues of the Konjikido (Golden Hall) c. 1124–1187 Konjikido, Chuson-ji, Hiraizumi, Iwate Sculptor unknown
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Seated Amida Nyorai (Amitabha) c. 1130 (Daiji 5) Hokongo-in, Kyoto Sculptor unknown
Fugen Bosatsu (Samantabhadra) on an elephant Fugen Bosatsu (Samantabhadra) on an elephant Heian period, early 12th century Okura Museum of Art, Tokyo Sculptor unknown Amida Triad, Ojo Gokuraku-in Amida Triad, Ojo Gokuraku-in 1148 (Kyuan 4) Ojo Gokuraku-in, Sanzen-in, Kyoto Sculptor unknown Great Buddha-form cliff carving, Daimon Butsudani Great Buddha-form cliff carving, Daimon Butsudani late Heian period Tōno, Kizugawa, Kyoto Sculptor unknown Fudō Myōō Triad, Inukai stone Buddhas Fudō Myōō Triad, Inukai stone Buddhas late Heian to Kamakura period Inukai stone Buddhas, Bungo-Ōno, Ōita Sculptor unknown Amida Triad cliff carving, Iyadani-ji Amida Triad cliff carving, Iyadani-ji Heian–Kamakura period Iyadani-ji, Mitoyo, Kagawa Sculptor unknown
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Seated Shō Kannon (Āryāvalokiteśvara) end of the Heian period Kannon hall, Jōroku-ji, Tokushima Sculptor unknown
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Standing Kichijōten (Śrī-mahādevī) 12th century Anyō-ji, Kurashiki, Okayama Sculptor unknown
Dainichi Nyorai (Mahāvairocana), Kumano cliff carvings Dainichi Nyorai (Mahāvairocana), Kumano cliff carvings late Heian period Kumano cliff carvings, Bungotakada, Ōita Sculptor unknown Ogata Miyasako East stone Buddhas Ogata Miyasako East stone Buddhas late Heian period Ogata Miyasako East stone Buddhas, Bungo-Ōno, Ōita Sculptor unknown Ogata Miyasako West stone Buddhas Ogata Miyasako West stone Buddhas late Heian period Ogata Miyasako West stone Buddhas, Bungo-Ōno, Ōita Sculptor unknown
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Standing Thousand-armed Kannon (Sahasrabhuja) end of the Heian period Kannon hall, Kannon-ji, Wakimisaki, Nagasaki Sculptor unknown
Sugao cliff carvings Sugao cliff carvings late Heian period Sugao cliff carvings, Bungo-Ōno, Ōita Sculptor unknown Seated Dainichi Nyorai (Mahāvairocana), Furuzono cliff carvings Seated Dainichi Nyorai (Mahāvairocana), Furuzono cliff carvings late Heian period Furuzono cliff carvings, Usuki, Ōita Sculptor unknown Hoki cliff carvings, group one Hoki cliff carvings, group one late Heian period Hoki group one, Usuki cliff carvings, Usuki, Ōita Sculptor unknown Hoki cliff carvings, group two Hoki cliff carvings, group two late Heian period Hoki group two, Usuki cliff carvings, Usuki, Ōita Sculptor unknown Sannōzan cliff carvings Sannōzan cliff carvings late Heian period Sannōzan group, Usuki cliff carvings, Usuki, Ōita Sculptor unknown
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Pair of zuijin (shrine guardian figures) 1162 Takano Shrine, Tsuyama, Okayama Sculptor unknown
Standing Zaō Gongen Standing Zaō Gongen 1168 Treasure hall, Sanbutsu-ji, Misasa, Tottori Sculptor unknown
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Dainichi Nyorai with Fudo and Gozanze Myoo, Kondo c. 1180 (Dainichi) / 1234 (the two Myoo) Kondo, Amanosan Kongo-ji, Kawachinagano, Osaka Sculptor unknown
Zuigan-ji cliff carvings Zuigan-ji cliff carvings end of Heian to mid-Muromachi period Zuigan-ji, Kokonoe, Ōita Sculptor unknown
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Seated Five Wisdom Buddhas (Gochi Nyorai), five figures end of the 12th century Henmyō-in, Ushimado, Setouchi, Okayama Sculptor unknown
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Amida (Amitābha) triad 1196 Honei-ji, Kazo, Saitama Sculptor unknown
Seated Monju (Manjusri) Seated Monju (Manjusri) Kamakura period Tō-kondō, Kōfuku-ji, Nara Sculptor unknown
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Standing Bishamonten (Vaiśravaṇa) and Fudō Myōō (Acala) early Kamakura period Nichiō-ji, Okayama Sculptor unknown
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Seated Amida Nyorai (Amitābha) of the five kalpas of meditation Kamakura period Amida hall, Kanjinsho, Tōdai-ji, Nara Sculptor unknown
Kongo Rikishi (Nio) from the former West Golden Hall Kongo Rikishi (Nio) from the former West Golden Hall Kamakura period Kōfuku-ji, Nara Sculptor unknown Seated Priest Chogen (Shunjobo) Seated Priest Chogen (Shunjobo) c. 1206 (Ken'ei 1) Shunjodo, Todai-ji, Nara Sculptor unknown Twelve Heavenly Generals (East Golden Hall) Twelve Heavenly Generals (East Golden Hall) c. 1207 (Ken'ei 2) Tō-kondō, Kōfuku-ji, Nara Sculptor unknown
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Twelve Heavenly Generals (formerly of Jōruri-ji) ca. 1212 (Kenryaku 2)? Tokyo National Museum Sculptor unknown
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Six Kannon and a standing Jizo 1224 (Joo 3) Treasure hall, Daihoon-ji, Kyoto Sculptor unknown
Wind God and Thunder God (Fujin and Raijin) Wind God and Thunder God (Fujin and Raijin) Kamakura period, mid-13th century Sanjūsangen-dō, Rengeō-in, Kyoto Sculptor unknown Fudō Myōō (Achala), Fukō-ji cliff carving Fudō Myōō (Achala), Fukō-ji cliff carving Kamakura period Fukō-ji, Bungo-Ōno, Ōita Sculptor unknown
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Fukuma cliff carvings Kamakura period Fukuma cliff carvings Sculptor unknown
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Hyakutai cliff carvings Kamakura period Hyakutai cliff carvings Sculptor unknown
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Ishiyama Kannon stone Buddhas Kamakura period Ishiyama Kannon stone Buddhas Sculptor unknown
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Kuchido cliff carvings end of Kamakura to Muromachi period Kuchido cliff carvings Sculptor unknown
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Standing portrait of the monk Kūya Kamakura period Main hall, Jōdo-ji, Matsuyama, Ehime Sculptor unknown
Twenty-Eight Attendants: Basu Sennin (Vasu) Twenty-Eight Attendants: Basu Sennin (Vasu) Kamakura period, mid-13th century Sanjūsangen-dō, Rengeō-in, Kyoto Sculptor unknown Ōno-dera stone Buddha Ōno-dera stone Buddha Kamakura period Ōno-dera stone Buddha Sculptor unknown
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Seated Dainichi Nyorai, Ōsako cliff carving late Kamakura period Seated Dainichi Nyorai, Ōsako cliff carving Sculptor unknown
Seki cliff carvings Seki cliff carvings Kamakura period Seki cliff carvings Sculptor unknown
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Seated Senju Kannon (Sahasrabhuja), inner sanctuary Kamakura period Inner sanctuary, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto Sculptor unknown
Seated portrait said to be Tankei Seated portrait said to be Tankei Kamakura period Rokuharamitsu-ji, Kyoto Sculptor unknown
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Tomikawa cliff carvings Kamakura period Tomikawa cliff carvings Sculptor unknown
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Tōno stone Buddhas Heian to Muromachi period Tōno stone Buddhas Sculptor unknown
Seated portrait said to be Unkei Seated portrait said to be Unkei Kamakura period Rokuharamitsu-ji, Kyoto Sculptor unknown Seated Tamayorihime no Mikoto Seated Tamayorihime no Mikoto 1251 (Kencho 3) Yoshino Mikumari Shrine, Yoshino, Nara Sculptor unknown Seated Amida Nyorai, the Great Buddha of Kamakura Seated Amida Nyorai, the Great Buddha of Kamakura casting begun 1252 Kōtoku-in, Kamakura, Kanagawa Sculptor unknown
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Standing Shaka Nyorai (Śākyamuni), Seiryō-ji type 1258 Raidō, Tōshōdai-ji, Nara Sculptor unknown
Hitokuwa Jizō cliff carving Hitokuwa Jizō cliff carving mid-Kamakura period Tōno, Kizugawa, Kyoto Sculptor unknown Asahi Kannon (Maitreya with two Jizō) Asahi Kannon (Maitreya with two Jizō) 1265 Yagyū road, Nara Sculptor unknown
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Seated Thousand-armed Kannon with two attendants late 13th century Mio-ji, Niimi, Okayama Sculptor unknown
Miroku (Maitreya) cliff carving at Miroku-no-tsuji Miroku (Maitreya) cliff carving at Miroku-no-tsuji 1274 Tōno, Kizugawa, Kyoto Sculptor unknown Seated Priest Eison Seated Priest Eison 1280 (Koan 3) Saidai-ji, Nara Sculptor unknown
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Hundred figures cliff carving, Mt. Kankyo Kamakura period Mt. Kankyo, Kasumigaura, Ibaraki Sculptor unknown
Ichigan Fudō (Achala of the single wish) Ichigan Fudō (Achala of the single wish) Kamakura period Tōno, Kizugawa, Kyoto Sculptor unknown Kubikiri Jizō cliff carving Kubikiri Jizō cliff carving Kamakura period Tōno, Kizugawa, Kyoto Sculptor unknown Nemuri-botoke, the sleeping figure Nemuri-botoke, the sleeping figure Kamakura period Tōno, Kizugawa, Kyoto Sculptor unknown Tategaoka cliff carving Tategaoka cliff carving late Kamakura period Tategaoka, Sukagawa, Fukushima Sculptor unknown Amida triad cliff carving, known as the Laughing Buddhas Amida triad cliff carving, known as the Laughing Buddhas Kamakura period Tōno, Kizugawa, Kyoto Sculptor unknown Triad in the Thicket cliff carving Triad in the Thicket cliff carving Kamakura period Tōno, Kizugawa, Kyoto Sculptor unknown
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Rock-carved Amida triad at Amaterasu-sumemioya Shrine end of the Kamakura period Amaterasu-sumemioya Shrine, Kazuno, Akita Sculptor unknown
Three Jizō cliff carving, Gansen-ji Three Jizō cliff carving, Gansen-ji late Kamakura period Tōno, Kizugawa, Kyoto Sculptor unknown Twenty-five Bodhisattvas, Moto-Hakone stone figures Twenty-five Bodhisattvas, Moto-Hakone stone figures 1293–1311 (late Kamakura period) Moto-Hakone stone figures, Hakone, Kanagawa Sculptor unknown Hanakake Jizō (the noseless Jizō) Hanakake Jizō (the noseless Jizō) Kamakura period Mutsuura road, Kanazawa ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa Sculptor unknown
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Higashifumoto cave Buddhas: Yakushi triad with the Twelve Generals late Kamakura period Higashifumoto, Kobayashi, Miyazaki Sculptor unknown
Kurano cliff carvings Kurano cliff carvings end of the Kamakura period Kurano cliff carvings, Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Sculptor unknown Nebotoke, the fallen figure Nebotoke, the fallen figure Kamakura period Yagyū road, Nara Sculptor unknown Ōmoriyama cliff carvings Ōmoriyama cliff carvings end of the Kamakura period (ca. 1300) Mt. Ōmori, Higashine, Yamagata Sculptor unknown Ruri Fudō, Jōruri-ji inner sanctuary Ruri Fudō, Jōruri-ji inner sanctuary Kamakura period Tōno, Kizugawa, Kyoto Sculptor unknown Shinjō cliff carving Shinjō cliff carving Kamakura period Shinjō, Kōka, Shiga Sculptor unknown
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Cliff carving at the head of the Hakusan road Kamakura period Head of the Hakusan road, Kanazawa ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa Sculptor unknown
Miroku (Maitreya) cliff carving, Wazuka Miroku (Maitreya) cliff carving, Wazuka 1300 North bank of the Wazuka river, Wazuka, Kyoto Sculptor unknown
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Relief portrait of Kōbō Daishi (Kūkai) 1302 Daishi hall, Jingo-ji, Kyoto Sculptor unknown
Hikawa stone Buddhas: seated Amida (Amitābha) Hikawa stone Buddhas: seated Amida (Amitābha) end of the Kamakura to early Muromachi period Hikawa, Misugi, Tsu, Mie Sculptor unknown Fudō Myōō (Achala) cliff carving at Uchi-no-kura Fudō Myōō (Achala) cliff carving at Uchi-no-kura 1334 Tōno, Kizugawa, Kyoto Sculptor unknown Two figures at Karausu-no-tsubo Two figures at Karausu-no-tsubo 1343 Tōno, Kizugawa, Kyoto Sculptor unknown Seated Jizo Bosatsu(Ksitigrbha) Seated Jizo Bosatsu(Ksitigrbha) Muromachi Period, 14th century Tokyo National Museum Sculptor unknown
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Seated Shaka Nyorai (Śākyamuni) 1358 Myōkoku-ji, Bizen, Okayama Sculptor unknown
Ataya stone figures Ataya stone figures Muromachi period Yagyū, Nara Sculptor unknown
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Nagayu line-engraved cliff carvings Muromachi period Nagayu, Taketa, Ōita Sculptor unknown
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Jizō Bosatsu cliff carving, Seiun-ji Muromachi period Seiun-ji, Kōshū, Yamanashi Sculptor unknown
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Monju Bosatsu cliff carving, Seiun-ji Muromachi period Seiun-ji, Kōshū, Yamanashi Sculptor unknown
Udono cliff carvings Udono cliff carvings Nanboku-chō to Muromachi/Sengoku periods (14th–16th century) Udono cliff carvings, Ōchi, Karatsu, Saga Sculptor unknown
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Seated Fudō Myōō (Acala) 1442 Kōsan-ji, Ibara, Okayama Sculptor unknown
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Daimonbō cliff carvings Muromachi period Daimonbō cliff carvings Sculptor unknown
Standing Male Shinto Deity Standing Male Shinto Deity Muromachi period, 15th century Tokyo National Museum Sculptor unknown
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Dōnosako cliff carvings Muromachi period Dōnosako cliff carvings Sculptor unknown
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Standing Eleven-headed Kannon (Ekādaśamukha) Muromachi period Chōfuku-ji, Mimasaka, Okayama Sculptor unknown
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Kawanaka Fudō Muromachi period Kawanaka Fudō Sculptor unknown
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Kizu cliff carvings Muromachi period Kizu cliff carvings, Kobe, Hyōgo Sculptor unknown
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Motomiya cliff carvings Muromachi period Motomiya cliff carvings Sculptor unknown
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Nakanobō cliff carvings Muromachi period Nakanobō cliff carvings Sculptor unknown
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Naramoto cliff carvings Muromachi period Naramoto cliff carvings Sculptor unknown
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Shimoichi cliff carvings Muromachi period Shimoichi cliff carvings Sculptor unknown
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Four-sided stone Buddhas, Shiroyama Yakushi-dō Muromachi period Four-sided stone Buddhas, Shiroyama Yakushi-dō Sculptor unknown
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Umenoki cliff carvings Muromachi period Umenoki cliff carvings Sculptor unknown
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Seated Yakushi Nyorai (Bhaiṣajyaguru) Muromachi period Yūzan-ji, Maniwa, Okayama Sculptor unknown
Standing Zenzai Dōji (Sudhana) Standing Zenzai Dōji (Sudhana) Muromachi period, 15th century Tokyo National Museum Sculptor unknown Iwamoto Kannon cliff carvings Iwamoto Kannon cliff carvings Edo period Iwamoto, Utsunomiya, Tochigi Sculptor unknown
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Ōiwa Kōbō-in cliff carvings Edo period or later Ōiwa Kōbō-in cliff carvings Sculptor unknown
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Sakedachi cliff carvings Edo period (around the Tenmei era, 1781–89) Sakedachi cliff carvings Sculptor unknown
Eleven-headed Kannon, the Cliff Kannon of Daifuku-ji Eleven-headed Kannon, the Cliff Kannon of Daifuku-ji Edo period Daifuku-ji, Tateyama, Chiba Sculptor unknown
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Sakashita cliff carving Kyōhō era, Edo period Saihō-ji, Sakashita, Nakatsugawa, Gifu Sculptor unknown
Pair of Niō (temple guardians) Pair of Niō (temple guardians) 1737 Sanmon gate, Tōrin-ji, Ishigaki, Okinawa Sculptor unknown Thirty-three Kannon cliff carvings at Daiku Thirty-three Kannon cliff carvings at Daiku Edo period Daiku, Kōriyama, Fukushima Sculptor unknown Takata cliff carvings Takata cliff carvings mid-Edo period Takata cliff carvings, Minamikyūshū, Kagoshima Sculptor unknown Thirty-three Kannon cliff carvings at Zaku Thirty-three Kannon cliff carvings at Zaku Edo period Zaku, Kōriyama, Fukushima Sculptor unknown
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Thirty-three Kannon of Mt. Iwabe Tenpō era (1830–44) Mt. Iwabe, Nan'yō, Yamagata Sculptor unknown
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Fudō Myōō (Acala) rock carving at Kurito 1844 Kurito, Nanto, Toyama Sculptor unknown
Sixteen Arhats rocks Sixteen Arhats rocks 1868 Jūrokurakan-iwa, Yuza, Yamagata Sculptor unknown
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Peace Kannon of Ōya 1948–1954 Ōya, Utsunomiya, Tochigi Sculptor unknown
Mt. Takatori cliff carving Mt. Takatori cliff carving Shōwa period Mt. Takatori, Yokosuka, Kanagawa Sculptor unknown Hundred-shaku Kannon, Nihon-ji Hundred-shaku Kannon, Nihon-ji 1966 Nihon-ji, Kyonan, Chiba Sculptor unknown Hundred-shaku Kannon Hundred-shaku Kannon Shōwa period Hyakushaku Kannon, Sōma, Fukushima Sculptor unknown Ana Yakushi (Yakushi in the hollow) Ana Yakushi (Yakushi in the hollow) date not recorded Tōno, Kizugawa, Kyoto Sculptor unknown Daimon stone Buddha Daimon stone Buddha date not recorded Tōno, Kizugawa, Kyoto Sculptor unknown Hōsō Jizō (Smallpox Jizō) Hōsō Jizō (Smallpox Jizō) date not recorded Yagyū Kaidō, Yagyū, Nara Sculptor unknown Three Jizō figures, Takisaka Three Jizō figures, Takisaka date not recorded Takisaka road, Yagyū Kaidō, Nara Sculptor unknown Takisaka Jizō Takisaka Jizō date not recorded Takisaka road, Yagyū Kaidō, Nara Sculptor unknown Yūhi Kannon (Evening-sun Kannon) Yūhi Kannon (Evening-sun Kannon) date not recorded Yagyū Kaidō, Kasugano, Nara Sculptor unknown