Kohori Yakushi

Japanese name： 古保利薬師
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Main Image Wooden Standing Thousand-Armed Kannon Category Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)

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This wooden standing Thousand-Armed Kannon, displayed in the Kohori Yakushi repository, dates to the early Heian period in the 9th century. The 170 cm image is carved from a single block of wood, remarkably including many of its subsidiary arms in the same timber as the torso. Its graceful face and full, weighty body strongly express the sculptural character of the Jogan style. Together with three Eleven-Faced Kannon images, a Kisshoten, and the Four Heavenly Kings, it is designated a Important Cultural Property and is one of the outstanding early-Heian images preserved at Kohori Yakushi.

Basic Information

Spot ID 8622
Temple / Site Kohori Yakushi
Visiting Area Repository
Visiting Status On display in the repository (9:00–16:30; last admission 16:00; closed Mondays and year-end/New Year holidays)
Address 広島県山県郡北広島町古保利10224

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Wooden Seated Yakushi Nyorai with Standing Nikko and Gakko Bosatsu Repository View details Three Wooden Standing Eleven-Faced Kannon Images Repository View details Wooden Standing Kisshoten Repository View details Wooden Standing Four Heavenly Kings Repository View details

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