dai temple wooden sculpture kei school nara kansai japan

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TÃÂdai-ji temple wooden sculpture, Kei School of Sculpture, Nara, Kansai, Japan Royalty Free Stock Photo

TÃÂdai-ji temple wooden sculpture, Kei School of Sculpture, Nara, Kansai, Japan

UnkeiÃ¢â¬â¢s fierce guardian figure UngyÃÂ in the Nandaimon is typical of UnkeiÃ¢â¬â¢s powerful, dynamic bodies. It stands in dramatic contrapposto opposite the other muscular Guardian King, AgyÃÂ, created with Kaikei and other Kei sculptors.Both figures are fashioned of cypress wood and stand over eight meters tall. They were made using the joint block technique yosegi zukuri, that used eight or nine large wood blocks over which another layer of wooden planks were attached. The outer wood was then carved and painted. Only a few traces of color remain.