Igyomatsu

Japanese: 伊行末 - いぎょうまつ

?-1260 A stonemason from the Southern Song Dynasty (China).
He came to Japan at the beginning of the Kamakura period and helped rebuild Todaiji Temple. The statues of attendants in the Great Buddha Hall and the lion at the middle gate are said to be the work of his school. He also built the thirteen-story stone pagodas at Daizo-ji Temple and Hannya-ji Temple in Nara. His descendants were active as stonemasons and Buddhist sculptors. He passed away on July 11, 1261. He was born in Zhejiang Province. His name is also pronounced "Ino Yukisue."

Source: Kodansha Digital Japanese Name Dictionary +Plus Information | Legend

Japanese:

?－1260　南宋(中国)の石工。
鎌倉時代のはじめ来日して東大寺の再興にあたる。大仏殿内の両脇侍像,中門の獅子(しし)などが,その一門の作とつたえられる。さらに奈良の大蔵寺や般若(はんにゃ)寺の十三重石塔をつくった。その子孫も石工,仏師として活躍した。文応元年7月11日死去。浙江省出身。「いの-ゆきすえ」ともよむ。

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