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SC-1797-003

Tachiki Yakushi (Gangyō-ji)

sculpture1797
ID
SC-1797-003
Type
sculpture
Subject
Bhaiṣajyaguru carved in a standing kaya tree (立木)
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)
Vow Serial
千体之内
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
Source
YanaguiPhotoBook1925
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.