Standing Zochoten (Virudhaka) Wooden Statue
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制作年 AD12
- Title
- モクゾウゾウチョウテンゾウ
- Materials, techniques and shape
- Wood
- Collections
- Century Akao Collection
- Depository
- Keio Museum Commons Campus Mita
Zochoten (Sk: Virudhaka) is one of the four Guardian Kings (Buddhist deities) and protects the southern front of the holy Mt. Sumeru (Jp: Shumisen), leading a group of warriors. At Buddhist temples, you often find a Zochoten statue in the southwest corner of the shumidan, or the raised platform where the main Buddha statue is placed. The heavily armored body, the furor on his face, a halberd in his right hand, with the left hand resting on the hips, trampling on a demon, Zochoten is the very image of a fierce warrior-protector.This exhibit is made in yosegi-zukuri style, using different pieces of wood to make the main body parts. The thick and short knotted hair (motodori) and the carved crown are characteristic of the 11th-12th century Buddhist sculptures. The exhibited statue was most likely built with three other accompanying Guardian Kings and painted in brilliant colors.
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- Zochoten (Virudhaka) Statue
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