Zuiozan Kodai-in Nomanji Temple

Japanese name： 瑞應山光台院能満寺

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Main Image Wood-core Dry-Lacquer Seated Kokuzo Bosatsu Category Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)

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Description

Nomanji Temple in Joban Nishigo-machi, Iwaki City, preserves a wood-core dry-lacquer seated statue of Kokuzo Bosatsu. Made in the Nara period (8th century), it is designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan as a rare surviving example of the wood-core dry-lacquer technique, in which lacquer paste is built up over a carved wooden core. Its features include a high topknot, full cheeks, a mouth suggesting an ancient smile, and the soft drapery characteristic of dry-lacquer sculpture. The statue is said to have originally been at Todaiji Temple in Nara and was transferred to Nomanji Temple in 1945 (Showa 20). Normally kept as a hidden image, it is unveiled once a year on April 13 during the annual Kokuzo festival.

Basic Information

Spot ID 2822

Temple / Site Zuiozan Kodai-in Nomanji Temple

Visiting Area Main Hall

Visiting Status Hidden image (unveiled every year on April 13 during the annual Kokuzo festival)

Address 福島県いわき市常磐西郷町忠多385

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