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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Current Location
Gangyō-ji (願行寺); Amu-gun Fukugawa Village Fukui Shimo Enokiya
Yamaguchi, Japan