Meeting Buddha Statues / Atsushi Nishiyama

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The author of this book has been involved in the exhibition of many Buddhist statues and divine images as the curator of the Nara National Museum until 2014, and now the director of the Hanzomon Museum, which houses masterpieces of Buddhist arts. As an expert in the history of Buddhist art, he has been involved in the exhibition of many Buddhist statues and divine images. As an expert in the history of Buddhist art, he continues to talk about the charm of Buddhist statues in living words. This book is a guide to Buddhist statues that introduces 53 Buddhist statues, especially deeply engraved, from among the many Buddhist statues that the author has met so far, along with photos of Buddhist statues that have been beautifully cut out. Each of the Buddhist statues contains the wishes of the person who made them and those who protected and handed them down. By knowing the wishes contained in each Buddhist statue and the historical story behind it, you will be able to meet Buddhist statues in real life. Another attraction of this book is that you can learn about the magnificence of Buddhist statues from the pictures of Buddhist statues loved by photographers.