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Portrait of Hottō Enmyō Kokushi

法燈円明国師像

c. 1295–1315

Japan, Kamakura period

(1185–1333)
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Medium
Hinoki cypress wood with lacquer, metal staples and fittings
Measurements
Overall: 91.4 cm (36 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 1970.67
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Location
235B Japanese
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Two famous sculptural portraits of this monk, one at the temple Ankokuji in Hiroshima, and another at the temple Kōkokuji in Wakayama, are dated to 1275 and 1286, respectively.

Description

Hottō Enmyō Kokushi, is a posthumous title bestowed upon the Zen Buddhist monk Shinchi Kakushin (1203–1298) by the emperor Go-Daigo. The title means “perfectly awakened national teacher of the Dharma lamp.” Considered a fine example of “Kamakura realism,” while downplaying detail in the body, the sculpture emphasizes fidelity in representing the visage of Kakushin.
A wood sculpture depicts a man wearing a long, flowing robe sitting on a bench. The surface of the sculpture is slightly chipped, revealing the brown wood underneath. The man is bald and his hands rest together on his lap, his left hand over his right hand, with his palms facing up.

Portrait of Hottō Enmyō Kokushi

c. 1295–1315

Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

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