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原位於日本奈良興福寺西金堂的須彌壇前,現藏於該寺國寶館。鬼像一般都設計在四天王腳下,供其差遣,而提燈照明的鬼像,實在罕見。該像由檜木多材接合而成,燈台為後來補作。江戶享保年間(1716~1736)發現龍燈鬼像內銘記,故知為雕刻師康弁所作。一九五四年指定為日本國寶。
 龍燈鬼綠青色,頭頂燈籠,以銅板作眉,顎鬚植毛,水晶製的牙齒緊咬下唇,眼珠上瞪,雙眼凝視燈籠,髮毛撒入碎金,裹披肩,下身緊束兜襠布,右手揪住盤曲在上半身的龍尾,龍的背鰭摻和皮革。胸肌凸起,強健有力,雙足叉開使勁挺立於岩台上。
 天燈鬼膚色赭紅,二角三眼,左肩、左手承托燈籠,扭轉腰身,雙足伸展,重心落於左腳上,以取得身軀平衡。雙眼向前斜睨,齜牙咧嘴,右手伸直握拳。腰圍獸皮,肩布、兜襠布與龍燈鬼同。
 二鬼身材短小,表情神態一動一靜,強烈對比,造型滑稽逗趣,線條清晰流暢,雕工精巧,力感十足,體現小鬼的風采。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, page 537.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Kofukuji Temple: Demons Carrying Lamps." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, vol. 11, 2016, pp. 537.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Kofukuji Temple: Demons Carrying Lamps" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, 11:537.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Kofukuji Temple: Demons Carrying Lamps. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M (Vol. 11, pp. 537).
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author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Lovelock, Yann and Chou, Yuan and Huntington, Susan and Edson, Gary and Neather, Robert,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M},
pages = 537,
title = {{Kofukuji Temple: Demons Carrying Lamps}},
volume = 11,
year = {2016}}


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