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Tachiki Yakushi (Gangyō-ji)

Bhaiṣajyaguru carved in a standing kaya tree (立木)

Object RecordSC-1797-003
Type
sculpture
Vow Serial
千体之内
Date
1797
Date Notes
Kansei 9 (1797); c. December; inscription: 寛政九巳歳十二月頃; material: 榧 (kaya — Japanese nutmeg yew)
Medium
Kaya wood (tachiki — carved in living tree)
Location
Gangyō-ji (願行寺); Amu-gun Fukugawa Village Fukui Shimo Enokiya
Prefecture
Yamaguchi
Country
Japan
Sources
YanagiPhotoBook1925

Notes

Entry 30 in Yanagi 1925 photo book (解説No 30). No dimensions given. Carved directly into a standing kaya tree — the tachiki technique used throughout Mokujiki's career. From late 1797 Yamaguchi pilgrimage period.

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Gangyō-ji (願行寺); Amu-gun Fukugawa Village Fukui Shimo Enokiya

Yamaguchi, Japan

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よろずよの

Praying to the gods / of ten thousand ages — / may the Buddhas I carve / remain in this world.

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いくたびも

Again and again / I set the chisel and pray — / within the thousand: / the Buddha guiding.

W-004

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