This Heian-period Buddhist sculpture came from Ōmiyajinja Shrine in Kameoka City, Kyoto. Constructed primarily of a single solid block of wood, it follows in the tradition of early Heian-period sculptures with its wide-set facial features and sensual expression. Its slender stature and the orderly rendering of the folds of the robe are features that are seen in later sculptures as well.
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This statue came from the Buddhist hall of Ōmiya-jinja Shrine in Kameoka city, Kyoto Prefecture. It was thought to be made in the latter half of the tenth century, however it strongly retains traditional elements of the Esoteric Buddhist sculptures in the ninth century, such as a posture of twisting waist and slightly uplifted right foot, as well as the cylindrical diadem and the fleshy face.
Yasuo Inamoto
Masterworks from the Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall at the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2010, p.141, no.129.

