Tōdai-ji Hachiman

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title: Tōdai-ji Hachiman
text: The Tōdai-ji Hachiman is a syncretic Shinto-Buddhist sculpture of the kami Hachiman carved in 1201 by Buddhist sculptor Kaikei. Currently housed in the Hall of Hachiman (Hachiman-den) in Tōdai-ji, it is classified as a National Treasure of Japan since 19 February 1957, and is the only syncretic piece by him. The sculpture is considered a prominent example of Buddhist sculpture in the early Kamakura period under the Kei school, and its creation was extensively documented from chronicles and diari
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description: A Shinto-Buddhist national treasure held at Todai-ji by sculptor Kaikei
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%8Ddai-ji_Hachiman
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date modified: 2024-02-18T13:44:14Z
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