20421
Accession Number
16683
Author
McClintick, Charles
Title Of Article Chaper
Report from Japan
Title Of Journal Book
Oriental art
Volume
31
Issue
1
Pages
87-99
Publisher
The Oriental Art Magazine Ltd.
Publisher City
Richmond
ISSN
0030-5278
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
A general account of examination, disassembly, and restoration of a Kamakura period wooden sculpture of a standing figure, known as the Kagekiyo Jizo. X-radiography revealed a nude male figure inside, carved in 1238-39, as well as a number of small wooden figures, coins, documents, and other fragmentary artifacts. Photographs and schematic drawings illustrate the structure of the male figure which later in the 13th century was fitted with garments carved in wood-the arms and feet having been removed. The nude and the robed figure have now been restored separately. -- AATA
Keywords
Sculpture wood restoration;Sculpture wood radiography; Sculpture wood photographic documentation AATA
pub_id
20421