Statue of the monk Ganjin

Japanese: 鑑真和上像 - がんじんわじょうぞう
Statue of the monk Ganjin
This is a representative dry lacquer sculpture of the Chinese monk Ganjin from the Tenpyo period, and is housed in the Goei-do Hall of Toshodaiji Temple. It will be opened to the public on June 6th, the anniversary of the temple's founding. It may have been made just before Ganjin's death (763), and is the oldest portrait still in existence in Japan.

Source: Obunsha Japanese History Dictionary, Third Edition About Obunsha Japanese History Dictionary, Third Edition

Japanese:
天平時代の代表的乾漆像
唐僧鑑真の肖像彫刻で,唐招提寺御影堂にある。6月6日の開山忌に開扉。鑑真死去(763)の直前に製作された可能性があり,わが国に現存する最古の肖像。

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