Byakugoji Temple: Yama
Cypress wood
Byakugoji Temple: Yama
JAPAN, Nara; Kamakura period
Assembled from several pieces of cypress wood, this sculpture was one of a set made by Koen in the year 1259. It is listed as an Important Cultural Property.
Yama, a judge of the dead, is depicted sitting cross-legged and wearing an official’s hat that is held in place by a horizontal pin. He holds a shaku in the right hand. The robes are exaggeratedly wide with the folds of the sleeves gathered around the knees. The eyes are embedded with jade and add to the intensity of this figure’s ferocious face.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 232.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Byakugoji Temple: Yama." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 232.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Byakugoji Temple: Yama" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:232.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Byakugoji Temple: Yama. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 232).
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