■ Session: November 5th (Thursday) to 10th (Tuesday), 2020
■ Venue: Seibu Ikebukuro Main Store 6th Floor Seibu Art Forum, Art Gallery
* On the final day, only the venue will close at 4 pm.
[Example of work]
- "Ruri Kannon Bosatsu" Kusunoki, one shaku
A work of Ruri Kannon, one of the 33 Kannon changes. It is said that it has the merit of repelling disasters, illnesses, and troubles with the power of the fragrant scent emitted by the lapis lazuli that appears on the lotus flower floating on the surface of the water. The main body of this work is carved from a single tree, with a pedestal that is precisely combined and a halo carved into a large curve.
The work finished in pale coloring at Matsumoto Kobo expresses the softness of the clothes, and more expresses the mercy of the Kannon Bodhisattva.
- "Koyasu Kannon Bosatsu" Kusunoki, 6 inch body
The sculpture of a child who was in the palm of his hand with the Kanzeon Bodhisattva by one-wood carving is carved in an exquisite balance as if he had dwelled in the wood from the beginning. It can be said that this work is a true expression of Mr. Akiyoshi Matsumoto's words, "If you look at a tree, you can see the figure of a Buddha inside."
- "Dojizo (Large) (Small)"
"Dojizo (Large)" Kusunoki, total height 15.0 cm, "Dojizo (Small)" Kusunoki, total height 13.5 cm
Among the Buddhas, Jizo is the closest to us sentient beings. In the Bodhisattva, it is the only one that appears as a human being. A lovely work that makes you want to keep it by your side, which makes you smile when you see it.
- Akiyoshi Matsumoto profile
Born in Kyoto in 1945
1962 Aspired to be a Buddhist priest and started sculpting Buddhist statues
1964 Apprentice to Master Nozaki Sokei
Received the Kyoto Mayor's Award at the Kyoto Buddha Sculpture Exhibition in 1980 (11 times thereafter)
1981 Delivered Fudo Myo Daibutsu to Fukuoji Temple in Hiroshima Prefecture (since a total of 19 Daibutsu were produced nationwide)
Received the Kyoto Prefectural Governor's Award at the Kyoto Buddha Sculpture Exhibition in 1985 (12 times thereafter), and delivered the Amida Nyorai statue (2 length 4 shaku) to Gokurakuji, Hiroshima Prefecture.
1988 Restoration of 100 Buddha statues in the French National Museum of Guimet (Louvre Museum, Oriental Annex)
1991 Appointed the issue of "Daiboshi" from the head temple
1999 Completed the world's largest wooden Buddha statue, Benzaiten sitting statue (Saifukuji Temple, Kagoshima Prefecture, statue height 18.5m)
2004 Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage Hall 32nd Fudasho Shiga Kannonshoji Temple, with a total white platform, a thousand-armed Kannon Bodhisattva sitting statue (Joroku)
2006 Eleven-faced temple in Hase-dera, Nara, where 88 main idols are placed in Zentsuji, where 88 Shikoku 88 pilgrimage sites are housed in Daiganji, Miyajima, Hiroshima Prefecture. Kannon Bodhisattva statue (half-length six) Daiganji
2007 Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage Hall No. 2 Fudasho Wakayama, Kimiidera, 11-sided Senju Kannon Bosatsu statue (image height 12m) of total gold leaf
2008 Mt. Hiei Enryakuji Temple Mudoji Temple Acala statue is placed in the temple
2009 Nishiyama Jodo sect Komyoji Tokyo Betsuin's principal image, Amida Nyorai statue
Received the 2011 Kyoto Prefecture Cultural Award for Distinguished Service
Received the 2013 Kyoto City Cultural Achievement Award
2014 Koyasan 1200th Anniversary Central Gate Reconstruction Project Received the Kyoto Shimbun Cultural Science Award
Received the 2015 Wakayama Prefecture Cultural Achievement Award
Received the Mayor's Award at the 58th Kyoto Buddha Sculpture Exhibition in 2019
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