Title Mokuzō Yakushi Nyorai

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Topic(s):
Shrines/Temples/Churches Public Works & Institutions (Museums, etc.)
Medium/Media of Use:
Interpretive Sign
Text Length:
≤250 Words
FY Prepared:
2019
Associated Tourism Board:
Hiraizumi Town

木造伝薬師如来坐像

平安時代後期(794~1185)の作で、カツラ材の一木造りであり、平安の彫像の特徴である穏やかな表情をしています。


Mokuzō Yakushi Nyorai

Statue of Yakushi Nyorai


This statue of Yakushi Nyorai, the Buddha of Medicine, dates from the late Heian period (794–1185). It was made from a single block of katsura wood and has a gentle expression that is characteristic of Heian statuary.


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