銅造菩薩立像　Bodhisattva

3D Model

◯鹿沼市戸木内遺跡　　　 Tokiuchi Site　Kanuma City, Tochigi Prefecture, JAPAN　　　　　　　　　◯平安時代　　　　　　　　Heian period (around the 9th century)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　◯高さ5.8cm　重さ30.9g　 5.8cm in heigjt　30.9g in weight　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　◯所蔵：栃木県　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　◯三次元計測：栃木県埋蔵文化財センター　計測機材：Next Engine HD Pro　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　◯文献：栃木県文化振興事業団埋蔵文化財センター1997『戸木内遺跡』

Bosatsu (Bodhisattva) is a being who, while still in training to attain enlightenment and become a Nyorai (Tathāgata), bestows worldly blessings upon people. This statue was created using a solid-casting technique with front and back molds, and it is unplated. Due to long burial in the ground, its surface has corroded, making the facial features difficult to discern. The figure wears a crown, a tenne (long draped cloth), and a mo (skirt). Dwellings and a cremation grave from the same period have been discovered nearby, suggesting a possible connection between them and this statue.