Shikoku has a quiet, but profound presence in Japan's archipelago. It wears its heart on its sleeve, inviting you to explore ...

In it, the mother of Jesus is portrayed as the Kannon bodhisattva, a Buddhist deity. Tetsujo Suda ... people and other motifs in the traditional Japanese painting style. She has been a Christian ...

Realism and Spirituality in the Sculpture of Japan — speaks to the social upheaval of the time. Intricately realistic sculptures of Buddhist deities were crafted amid great anxiety and fear of a ...

NAGAOKAKYO, Kyoto Prefecture--An 11-face Kannon Buddhist statue kept at Otokunidera ... is only the third known example in Japan of an ancient wooden deity having been carved during a single ...