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Staff of a Buddhist Monk Turning Into a Dragon
- Meiji period, 1910
- carved wood
Sculpture – Wood Carvings
This sculpture is based on a legend that Dogen (1200–53), founder of the Soto sect of Buddhism, encountered a tiger and threw his staff at it, which transformed into a dragon and repelled the tiger. The work captures the dynamic figure of the tiger and the exact moment of the staff changing into a dragon. The artist, Yamazaki Choun, was born in Fukuoka Prefecture.（「The Imperial Family and Miyazaki Prefecture」2021）
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| Title/Name | Staff of a Buddhist Monk Turning Into a Dragon |
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| Artist/ Creator |
Yamazaki Choun |
| Period/Era | Meiji period |
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| Material/ Technique |
woodcarving cherry |
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| Country/ Origin |
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| Excavation Site |
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| Related Place |
Fukuoka Tokyo |
| Provenance | |
| Collection No. |
SZK000540 |
| Category | Sculpture – Wood Carvings |
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| Permalink |
https://shozokan.nich.go.jp/en/collection/object/SZK000540
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| Last Updated |
2023/03/29 |
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Staff of a Buddhist Monk Turning Into a Dragon
Staff of a Buddhist Monk Turning Into a Dragon
This sculpture is based on a legend that Dogen (1200–53), founder of the Soto sect of Buddhism, encountered a tiger and threw his staff at it, which transformed into a dragon and repelled the tiger. The work captures the dynamic figure of the tiger and the exact moment of the staff changing into a dragon. The artist, Yamazaki Choun, was born in Fukuoka Prefecture.（「The Imperial Family and Miyazaki Prefecture」2021）