The seated statue of Amidanyorai and the servers 3 piece
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H9. March 25th. City Cultural Property
Ryuzen Obama city
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These three statues are the seated statue of Amidanyorai, the main object of worship, and the statue of Kannon and Seiji, which are located both side of the main statue.
About the statue of Amidanyorai, head and body parts were made with one piece of Hinoki tree at first, then head part was separated and there was Uchiguri inside of the head part. Then, there were Uchiguri inside of the body part also, then front part and back part would be put together again. Other statues were made with same technique. However, as these are not seated statue, there were connected with the stage with the Hozo inside the statue after being put together.
The statue of Amidanyorai is the normal form, making a sign of Chuhin Chusei and right foot steps forward. It has an old style of Heian period, but the decoration of clothes, which spreads out, tells that these were made in Kamakura period.
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