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Chusonji Temple: Octagonal Platform

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Chusonji Temple: Octagonal Platform - Manjusri Bodhisattva Pentad

木漆螺鈿八角須彌壇

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日本十二世紀上半葉作品。須彌壇又稱須彌座,為安奉佛菩薩像之台座,有四角、八角、矩形或圓形等形式,置於佛堂中央,恰似須彌山立於世界中央,故稱之。此座曾為岩手中尊寺經藏堂之須彌壇,壇上供奉主尊騎獅文殊菩薩及其眷屬像,現藏於該寺讚衡藏。一九五八年指定為日本國寶。
 壇為檜木胎,通體髹黑漆,呈扁平正八角形,高52.5公分,邊長74.5公分,徑193.9公分。側面鋪上細密金粉後塗上薄漆,再加以研磨拋光而成。每立面壼門內鉚以錘鍱成型的迦陵頻伽鳥,作人身鳥尾形,戴冠,披帔帛,翎毛上揚,立於覆蓮台上。立面之上下枋以螺鈿裝飾三股金剛杵,周圍飾小花紋;間柱上下角部亦以薄銅板打造出三股杵裝飾,共八對。
 此作為平安時代(794~1185)後期的典型樣式,裝飾華麗,工藝精湛,為世所罕見。
 

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 45.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Chusonji Temple: Octagonal Platform." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 45.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Chusonji Temple: Octagonal Platform" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:45.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Chusonji Temple: Octagonal Platform. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 45).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts },
pages = 45,
title = {{Chusonji Temple: Octagonal Platform}},
volume = 18,
year = {2016}}


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