Category:

Prefecturally Designated Tangible Cultural Property (Sculpture)

Title:

Enku saku mokuzo yakushi nyorai ryuzo

Standing Wooden Statue of Yakushi Buddha (Bhaiṣajyaguru) by Enku
円空作木造薬師如来立像

No. of features:

One

Designated:

March 16, 1994

Location:

On loan to Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore (opens to new page)
Takahanacho 4-219, Omiya Ward

Owner:

The religious juridical person of Shohoin

Description:

Made in the early Edo period (1603-1868). This “ichiboku-zukuri” (single-block construction) statue is made from hinoki cypress. The statue stands 57.5 cm tall.

The head, shoulder, chest, and feet are carved rather shallowly into a split log.

Associated Texts:

(1986). “Cultural Properties in Omiya” (vol. 1). Omiya Municipal Board of Education.

Please be courteous towards other visitors, locals, and the site’s owners/curators when visiting this cultural property. This cultural property’s availability may vary; for details, please contact the Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore.

Inquiries (Japanese only)

Cultural Heritage Preservation Division, Department of Lifelong Learning, Board of Education Secretariat　

TEL：048-829-1723 FAX：048-829-1989

https://www.city.saitama.jp/004/005/006/001/017/003/002/p000166.html