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Muroji, 002, relief carving of Miroku Buddha on bluff above the Muro River, detail
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Title
Muroji
,
002
,
relief
carving
of
Miroku
Buddha
on
bluff
above
the
Muro
River
,
detail
Description
This
enlarged
version
of
part
of the
image
in
file
no
.
ecasia000001.jpg
shows
some
of the
lines
engraved
in the
stone
to
depict
an
image
of the
Miroku
Buddha
.
Again
, the
carving
dates
from
1207
or
1208
, and
is
along
the
bank
of the
Muro
River
,
along
the
approach
to
Muroji
. The
pattern
of
parallel
curved
lines
in the
image
is
stylistically
interesting
and
might
be
compared
with the
linear
pattern
of the
robe
folds
in the
sculpture
that
is
the
central
image
in the
kondo
at
Muroji
, a
sculpture
that
dates
from the
Heian
period
(image
I.D
.
ecasia000007.jpg)
or with the
sculpture
of the
seated
Shaka
(ecasia000012.jpg)
, from the
Mirokudo
,
Muroji
,
which
dates
from
early
Heian
period
.
Country
Japan
Historical Period
Japan - Kamakura 1185 - 1336
Date of Content
1207
? or
1208
?
Photographer/Recorder
Thiedeman
,
Michael
IDEAS Topic
Arts-Sculpture
Religions-Buddhism
Related Record
ecasia000007
,
ecasia000012
,
ecasia000006
,
ecasia000010
Associated Places
Kinki
(region)
;
Nara
Prefecture
;
Muro
(inhabited
place)
Type
Still
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
503
pixels
w
x
720
high
,
96
ppi
Date Photographed/Recorded
2000-12-01
Permissions
Materials
may
be
used
for
educational
,
non-commercial
purposes
only
, in
accordance
with
Fair
Use
policies
.
Acknowledgement
to be
given
to the
IDEAS
Project
and to the
photographer
.
Photographer
retains
copyright
.
IDEAS Collection
Earlham
College
Asian
Cultures
Collection
Institution Name
Earlham
College
IDEAS Identifier
ecasia000002
Collection Editor
Thiedeman
,
Michael
Notes
Editorial
assistant
:
Sandy
Augustin
.
Collection
Librarian
:
Amy
Bryant
.
Please
send
any
questions
,
comments
, or
content
corrections
to
Michael
Thiedeman
,
Professor
of
Art
,
Earlham
College
,
Richmond
, IN
47374
USA
.
email
address
:
thiedmi@earlham.edu
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