Carving the Buddhaalpha 日本語

Mokujiki木喰

1718–1810

Carved by his own hand1

Self-portrait carved by Mokujiki, who left images of himself at the places he travelled through. Unlike the Unkei and Tankei portraits, this one is by the man himself.
Self-portrait carved by Mokujiki, who left images of himself at the places he travelled through. Unlike the Unkei and Tankei portraits, this one is by the man himself.Photo by ReijiYamashina (CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)

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Photographs wanted
Shaka Nyorai (Śākyamuni) before 1778 Kaiden-ji, Rokunohe, Aomori Mokujiki Seated Five Wisdom Buddhas (Gochi Nyorai) Seated Five Wisdom Buddhas (Gochi Nyorai) c. 1791–1797 Mokujiki Gochi-kan, site of Hyūga Kokubun-ji, Saito, Miyazaki Mokujiki Fudō Myōō (Achala Vidyaraja), The Immovable Wisdom King Fudō Myōō (Achala Vidyaraja), The Immovable Wisdom King 1805 The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Mokujiki

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