Founding abbot Chizon'in Nichikei of the temple Honmyō 知存院日慶坐像
1620 | Heinrich von Siebold
In addition to Buddhist divinities, Buddhist founding figures and priests were represented sculpturally; here, the founding abbot Chizon’in Nichikei of the temple Honmyō is shown. The temple Honmyō was established in 1571, and in the following decades it received the support of the generals of the future Tokugawa shogun. At the beginning of the Edo period (1600-1868) the coordination and supervision was transferred from the lesser temples (around Tōkyō) of the Nichiren sect to the Honmyō.
In addition to Buddhist divinities, Buddhist founding figures and priests were represented sculpturally; here, the founding abbot Chizon’in Nichikei of the temple Honmyō is shown. The temple Honmyō was established in 1571, and in the following decades it received the support of the generals of the future Tokugawa shogun. At the beginning of the Edo period (1600-1868) the coordination and supervision was transferred from the lesser temples (around Tōkyō) of the Nichiren sect to the Honmyō.
Collection:
Heinrich von Siebold (1852 St. Martin/Boppard - 1908 Schloss Freudenstein/Bozen) DNB
Time:
1620
Entry Date:
1889
Object Name
Buddhist statue
Material/technology:
Wood, polychrome base
Copyright
Weltmuseum Wien
Collection area
East Asia: China, Korea, Japan
Geography
Ostasien/Japan
Period
Early Edo Period
Invs.
36802
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