JIKOKUTEN ZO (STATUE OF DHRTARASTRA)

Comments
All of these statues of Shitenno (Four Heavenly Kings) were made of hinoki (Japanese cypress) using the Yosegi-Zukuri technique meaning parquet building or construction from multiple pieces of wood. The whole body of each statue is thickly colored in a variety of pigments such as vermilion, ultramarine, Montpellier green, ocher, white, and gold paint. On the other hand, face of each statue is painted in a different color, i.e., Montpellier green, ultramarine, white, and vermilion respectively. Further, angry look is expressed on each face in a different manner: One of them is keeping the mouth open, and another is keeping its lips tightly clamped. They are wearing delicate and colorful accessories of tiger and zebra patterns.
NameJIKOKUTEN ZO (STATUE OF DHRTARASTRA)
RomaniseJikokuten-Zo ジコクテン・ゾウ
PeriodEdo-Period
Cultural Property-
Creator-
MaterialsWood
ContentsBuddhist Statue
StyleYosegi Zukuri (Parquet Building)
Size127cm
Position-
PlaceHannyaji-cho, Nara City, Japan
ReligionShingon Ritsu School
RepositoryMain-Hall

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