Daikozenji Temple
Main Image Wooden Kongo Rikishi Guardians (Agyo and Ungyo) Category Tenbu (Deva)
Impression TagsPowerDignityTense Presence
DescriptionA pair of wooden Kongo Rikishi guardian figures stands at the gate of Daikozenji, a Soto Zen temple in Kokuraminami Ward. Believed to date to the mid-14th century in the early Nanbokucho period, both are assembled from joined pieces of wood and designated tangible cultural properties of Fukuoka Prefecture. Agyo, on the viewer's right, raises his left hand high while holding a vajra; Ungyo, on the left, places his left hand near his waist and clenches his fist. Their powerful bodies and imposing stances preserve the tradition of Kamakura-period guardian sculpture. They can be viewed through the lattice of the historic gate, believed to have been built in 1671.
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