The Oldest Two Yakushi Buddha Bronze Statues Holding a Medicinal Container in the Asuka (Hakuho) and Nara Periods

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  • Okuda Jun
    Honorary Member of the Japanese Society for the History of Pharmacy

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  • 飛鳥（白鳳）・奈良時代の薬壺をもつ銅造の二薬師如来像

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Objective: To study the oldest Yakushi Buddha bronze statues holding a medicinal container made in the Asuka (Hakuhō) and Nara periods. Methods: The author investigated the Yakushi Buddha bronze statues holding a medicinal container by referring to the 12 volumes of Encyclopedia of National Treasures, Important Cultural Properties published by the Mainichi Press from 1997-2000. The author visited the Shin Yakushi Temple (Nara) and the Shojuraiko Temple (Shiga) to study the Yakushi Buddha bronze statues. Results and Discussion: The author confirmed that the oldest Yakushi Buddha bronze statue (73.0 cm in height) has been kept in the Shin Yakushi Temple (Nara), as Mrs. Masako Kida suggested. However, the original statue had been stolen, and a replica was produced with complete fidelity from a model. This statue holding a medicinal container is called the Ko Yakushi Buddha and was made during the Hakuho and Nara periods (A.D. 645-794). The second oldest Yakushi Buddha bronze statue holding a medicinal container is that of the Shojuraiko Temple (Shiga). It is 42.5 cm in height and was made during the Nara period (A.D. 710-794).

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  • CRID
    1390855886881786496
  • DOI
    10.34531/jjhp.57.1_53
  • ISSN
    24357529
    02852314
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
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