Joruri-ji Inbutsu
Bibliographic Details
- Title
- Inbutsu of Joruri-ji / 浄瑠璃寺印仏
- Author
- Anonymous / アノニマス
- Images
- Amitabha Tathagata (Amida Nyorai) / 阿弥陀如来像
- Year
- Heian Period / 平安時代
- Size
- h160mm × w97mm
- Binding
- One print with simple mount / 簡易台紙付き版画一枚
- Printing
- Woodblock Prints / 版画
- Materials
- Japanese paper / 和紙
- Edition
- Unique / 一点物
- Condition
- Well preserved for 1000 years / 1000年間の保存状態
伝来：浄瑠璃寺（京都府木津川市加茂町）/ Origin: Joruri-ji Temple (Kamo-cho, Kizugawa City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan)
Indobutsu
Introduction to Joruriji Temple
Heian period
The nine statues of Amida Buddha are enshrined in the main hall.The main hall of Joruriji Temple in Kyoto, also known as "Kutai-ji Temple"So,Amitabha Buddha statueThis is a Buddha seal discovered inside the womb.It is one of the oldest Buddhist prints in Japan.It is also known as the "Joruriji Temple Inbutsu."
Indo-Buddhism is usuallyThis is a hand-carved block print, with twelve blocks making up one block, and has a different feel to hand-painted prints."Just like "The Thousand Buddhas", many smallHe hoped to gain merit by creating a Buddha.The fact that it was discovered inside the Buddha statue is also thought to have been offered in hopes of achieving great merit for the creation of a single Buddha statue.
If you look closely, you will see that each print has a different expression. Their cute, rounded shapes have a charm that is similar to modern mascot characters, yet they are also valuable works of art from the Heian period.
Text by Kashigi Shu (Choondo)
