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Niō Guardian (left; Shinpuku-ji)

Ungyō — mouth-closed guardian king (左側)

Object RecordSC-1804-005
Type
sculpture
Vow Serial
千体之内
Date
1804
Date Notes
Kyōwa 4 (1804); May 2; inscribed 享和四子五月二日成就
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
H 242 cm
Location
Shinpuku-ji (眞福寺; 新浮海禅林); Tarōmaru Kamikuni Village
Prefecture
Niigata
Country
Japan
Sources
YanagiPhotoBook1925

Notes

Entry 76 in Yanagi 1925 photo book (解説No 76). Dimensions 丈八尺 (~242 cm). Left-side Niō in temple gate; paired with SC-1804-004.

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Current Location

Shinpuku-ji (眞福寺; 新浮海禅林); Tarōmaru Kamikuni Village

Niigata, 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.

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