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SC-1780-002

Yakushi Nyorai (Tochigi Yakushidō)

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ID
SC-1780-002
Type
sculpture
Subject
Medicine Buddha (Bhaiṣajyaguru)
Date
1780
Date Notes
Anei 9 (1780); December 8; 4 o'clock; inscription: 薬師大咒 安永九子十二月八日四ツ時作 日本廻國行者 行道花押
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
H 74 cm
Location
Yakushidō (薬師堂); Kikuzawa Village Totichinokubo; Kami-Tsuga-gun
Prefecture
Tochigi
Country
Japan
Source
YanaguiPhotoBook1925
Notes
Entry 3 in Yanagi 1925 photo book (解説No 3). Earliest known dated Tochigi work. Dimensions 丈二尺四寸五分. Signed with pre-Mokujiki name 行道 (Gyōdō) with cipher. Entries No.1–9 document the entire Yakushidō corpus including 十二神将 (Twelve Divine Generals).