Śākyamuni coming out of the mountains

Wood, joined block construction
H 96.3
Muromachi period　
15th-16th century

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The founder of Buddhism, Śākyamuni was said to have practiced asceticism for six years and left the mountain after he realized nothing of torturing own body. This statue was actualized based on this story, it was vividly expressed with sunken cheeks and rawboned body.

Yasuo Inamoto
Masterworks from the Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall at the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2010, p.142, no.124.

Accession Number	740-0
Category	Sculptures
Provenance	Formerly kept in Fukuzō-ji temple, Mie
Bibliography	Faith in Form and Figure: Encountering Buddhist Images. Nara National Museum, 2013, 148p. Masterworks from the Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall at the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2013, 168p. Masterworks from the Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall at the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2012, 168p. Masterworks from the Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall at the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2010, 160p. Masterpieces from the Collection of the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 1997, 350p. (Japanese) Illustrated Catalogue of the Collection of Nara National Museum: Sculptures. Nara National Museum, 1989, 111p. (Japanese)