Wooden Buddha sculptor

Japanese: 木仏師 - きぶっし
Wooden Buddha sculptor
〘 noun 〙 (as opposed to an ebusshi, who specializes in creating Buddhist paintings) A person who was engaged in the creation of wooden Buddhist statues. They have existed as specialized craftsmen since the Heian period, and flourished in the Kamakura period. ※Tenryaku - November 16, 1102 (Kōwa 4) "In the year of the rooster, wooden Buddhist sculptors make things loud and difficult, which is extremely inconvenient."

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Japanese:
〘名〙 (仏画を専門に制作した絵仏師(えぶっし)に対して) 木彫の仏像の制作に従事した者。平安時代から専門の技術者として存在し、鎌倉時代に隆盛した。※殿暦‐康和四年(1102)一一月一六日「酉刻許、木仏師、物事高声間、極不便也」

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