Category:

Municipally Designated Tangible Cultural Property (Sculpture)

Title:

Kotokuji mokuzo kokuzo bosatsu zazo Wooden Seated Kokuzo (Ākāśagarbha) of Kotokuji Temple

興徳寺木造虚空蔵菩薩坐像

No. of features:

One statue

Designated:

April 3, 1995

Location:

Kotokuji Temple, 1700 Miyamaecho, Nishi Ward

Owner:

The religious juridical person of Kotokuji Temple

Description:

This statue of the bodhisattva Kokuzo originates from the Muromachi period.  It was crafted using the yosegi-zukuri (joined-block construction) method, and features crystal inlay eyes, gold-painted skin, and vermillion-painted robes. The byakugo on the bodhisattva’s forehead is made of crystal. The figure stands 43 cm tall, with a hassaiko (measurement from hairline to pedestal) of 30 cm. This statue is part of a set that depicts a trio of Buddhist deities (sanzonbutsu). The bodhisattvas Kokuzo and Miroku serve as attendants to the primary image of the bodhisattva Jizo.

Source:

vol. 43, Omiya City Board of Education, 1997, Survey Report on the Prefectural Cultural Properties of Omiya.

This cultural property is not available for public viewing.

Inquiries (Japanese only)

Cultural Heritage Preservation Division, Department of Lifelong Learning, Board of Education Secretariat　

TEL: 048-829-1723 FAX: 048-829-1989

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