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Joruriji Temple Main Hall: Four Heavenly Kings - Vaisravana

淨●(王+留)璃寺四天王像

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位於日本京都府木津川市加茂町淨●(m)璃寺本堂(九體堂)須彌壇之四隅。像高167~170公分不等,為等身的四天王立像,約雕造於十二世紀上半葉。軀幹由多材檜木接合而成,像刳空。為四天王像中首屈一指之作,平安時代(794~1185)後期之代表雕像。一九五三年指定為日本國寶。
 四天王像皆體格粗壯,雙足岔立於邪鬼上,身後為透雕的輪形頭光,內架短柱,周緣火焰紋為後補,整體表現威猛姿態。頭綰垂髻,戴鏤空透雕寶冠,額頭上方黏貼三枚花飾;揚眉瞪目,嘴唇緊閉,唇上髭鬚飄向腮頰,眉額間肌肉緊縮,表情忿怒。其中,廣目天王左手持戟,右手握●(Q)索,貼近腰部;多聞天王則左手托寶塔,右手持寶棒;均身著鎧甲、下裙,甲上披披肩,獸頭護肚,雙肩垂掛帔帛,穿護臂、脛具,袖口長垂,作武士裝扮。
 外表施彩,以朱、綠青為主色調,採同色系濃淡表現其立體感,並貼飾碎金,描繪鳥獸、卷草、團花等多種紋樣,絢爛華麗。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, page 511.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Joruriji Temple Main Hall: Four Heavenly Kings." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, vol. 11, 2016, pp. 511.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Joruriji Temple Main Hall: Four Heavenly Kings" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, 11:511.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Joruriji Temple Main Hall: Four Heavenly Kings. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M (Vol. 11, pp. 511).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M},
pages = 511,
title = {{Joruriji Temple Main Hall: Four Heavenly Kings}},
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