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Miroku Bosatsu in half-lotus position (木造弥勒菩薩半跏像, mokuzō miroku bosatsu hankazō) or hōkan miroku (宝冠弥勒) [59] Possibly imported to Japan from Korea. One of the oldest items in the list. Asuka period, 7th century Japanese Red Pine wood, gold leaf over lacquer (shippaku (漆箔))
Chūgū-ji (中宮寺) is a temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan, that was founded as a nunnery in the seventh century by Shōtoku Taishi. Located immediately to the northeast of Hōryū-ji , its statue of Miroku and Tenjukoku mandala are National Treasures .
The Miroku Bosatsu image at Ōno-ji is a magaibutsu carved into a large rock wall about 30 meters high on the opposite bank of the Uda River. The rock wall was carved into a halo shape over a height of 13.8 meters, and the inside was smoothed and carved into a 11.5 meter tall bas-relief image.
The painting of Miroku Bosatsu (絹本著色弥勒菩薩像, kenpon chakushoku Miroku Bosatsu-zō) is a hanging scroll depicting a seated Miroku Bosatsu on a lotus throne in a pose of meditation, holding a small pagoda. The scroll has dimensions of 93.1 cm by 52.7 cm and dates from the mid-Kamakura period.
Kontai-ji (金胎寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Harayama neighborhood of the town of Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture, in the Kinai region of Japan. The temple belongs to the Daigo-ji branch of the Shingon-sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a statue of Miroku Bosatsu. The temple precincts were a National Historic Site in 1934. [1]
Tori's works exemplify Japanese Buddhist art during the Asuka period. [2] His style ultimately derives from that of the Chinese Wei kingdom of the late 4th to 6th century. . This style was intended for sculpting rock in caves, and even though Tori and his assistants sculpted in clay for bronze casting, his pieces reflect the Chinese front-oriented design and surface flatness.
Miroku bosatsu at the Koryu-ji Temple of Kyoto. The Miroku bosatsu at the Koryu-ji Temple of Kyoto, which is one of the Japanese National Treasures, is the twin of the statue and is almost certainly of Korean origin. [4] The Miroku is carved from red pine and may be the statue the Nihon Shoki mentions that a King of Silla sent to the Yamato ...
Many extant works are said to be his, but the first that can be attributed to him with any certainty is a Dainichi Nyorai at Enjō-ji in Nara (1176).. Unkei was a devout Buddhist, and records from 1183 (Heian period end) show that he transcribed two copies of the Lotus Sutra with the aid of two calligrapher monks and a woman sponsor named Akomaro. [3]