Art Institute of Chicago
Shinto Deity in the Guise of the Monk Hyeja
Japan
- Date
- 11th/early 12th century
- Medium
- Magnolia wood with traces of pigment
- Culture
- Japan
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
This figure is said to represent the seventh-century Korean monk Hyeja, the foremost spiritual teacher of the first great patron of Buddhism in Japan, Prince Shotoku (574-622). The sculpture is made in the ichiboku technique, utilizing only a single block of wood. Its dramatic power is enhanced by the natabori technique, in which the sculptor's chisel marks are clearly visible on the surface.
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- Object type
- AAT300301253
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