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Standing Mujaku (Asaṅga)

Standing Mujaku (Asaṅga)無著菩薩立像

Unkei

Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)

Date
ca. 1212
Location
Hokuen-dō, Kōfuku-ji, Nara Map
Designation
National Treasure
Material
Wood, joined-block construction (yosegi-zukuri)

Viewing

It cannot normally be seen; it is shown only on the days below.

  • The Hokuen-dō is opened only for set periods (about two weeks) in spring and autumn; the dates change from year to year.source: Wikipedia

Dates change. Always check the temple's own announcement before you travel.

See the other openings

About the photograph

License
Public domain
Photograph
今泉篤男ほか
Source
『日本の彫刻6 鎌倉時代』美術出版社、1953年

Source page

Facts drawn from: 運慶 (Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

No English title is published by the holder; a conventional English rendering is used here.

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