Tori Kurazukuri - Tori Kurazukuri

Japanese: 鞍作止利 - くらつくりのとり

A representative Buddhist sculptor of the Asuka period. Also known as Tori Busshi, and written as Kurasaku Tori. According to the Nihon Shoki, he was the grandson of the immigrant Shiba Tatsuto and the son of Kurabe Tasuna, who is said to have created the 180 cm statue at Sakata-dera Temple. He is the creator of the gilt bronze Shaka Triad (623) in the Golden Hall of Horyu-ji Temple, and his name is written on the inscription on the halo (see Shaka Nyorai statue). He was ordered by Prince Shotoku to create many Buddhist statues. In 606, he created the 180 cm statue in the Golden Hall of Gangoji Temple, and was awarded the rank of Daijin and 20 hectares of rice paddy land for his achievements. His style was based on the form and style of Buddhist statues from the Northern Wei Dynasty in China, and his style was more refined, with distinctive features such as wooden ears, almond-shaped eyes, large hands with long fingers, long, slender necks, the way the undergarments were worn, and the mokakeza (pedestal). Buddhist statues in this style are called Tori-yo (Dori-style). (→ Asuka culture)

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Japanese:

飛鳥時代の代表的仏師。止利仏師とも呼ばれ，鞍作鳥とも書く。『日本書紀』によると渡来人の司馬達等の孫，坂田寺の丈六像を制作したと伝えられる鞍部多須奈の子。法隆寺金堂の金銅『釈迦三尊像』（623）の作者として，光背の銘文に名をとどめる（→釈迦如来像）。聖徳太子の命を受け，多くの仏像制作に従事。推古14（606）年，元興寺金堂の丈六像をつくり，功として大仁位に叙せられ水田 20町歩を賜ったといわれる。中国，北魏の仏像の形式や様式を基礎とし，より洗練された作風をもち，板耳，杏仁形の目などの表情，指の長い大きな手，細く長い首，下裳の着方，裳懸座（もかけざ。→台座）などに特色がある。このような様式の仏像を止利様と称する。（→飛鳥文化）

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