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2:33 Rich Kelly carves guitars from the 'bones of New York' Daibusshi 165 views 2 months ago At Carmine Street Guitars, Rich Kelly, 62, builds custom guitars from the "bones of New York," using reclaimed lumber from historic New York buildings. Not your usual stor...
2:11 Tetsurimon's Ghost and Tengu (哲理門のお化けと天狗) Daibusshi 64 views 3 months ago Tetsugakudo (哲学堂公園), or "The Hall of Philosophy," was erected in Tokyo's Nakano Ward by Enryo Inoue (井上円了), a famed Buddhist priest of the Meiji Era. Dedicated to the con...
14:50 To-Ji Main Hall Statuary (東寺の仏像) Daibusshi 662 views 3 months ago This is a rather intimate look at the Buddhist statuary from the main hall on the To-Ji in Kyoto.
1:08 Annual dusting of the Butsuzo (仏像) Daibusshi 181 views 5 months ago Using very delicate dusters, I'm sure. I'd love to witness one of these cleanings some year.
1:56 Kamakura-era Mongolian ship discovered in Japanese waters Daibusshi 1,927 views 7 months ago from CNN: 13th Century Mongol ship discovered -- They were the peak of land warfare in their time, and perhaps the crew of a sunken Mongol ship regrets leaving the firm gro...
2:23 Todaishi-ji's Kannon repair (唐招提寺の観音像修理) Daibusshi 222 views 7 months ago Here is a clip of the intense restoration of a 1000-armed Kannon. One of the fellows highlighted here was instrumental in restoring Unkei and Keikei's Nio sculptures which ...
5:53 Kaikei's Amida Triad (快慶の阿弥陀三尊仏) Daibusshi 482 views 7 months ago The term "Amida Triad" traditionally refers to a group depicting Amida Buddha attended by Kannon and Seishi. This ensemble is the main object of worship of Jodoji Temple,...
0:46 Unkei's Fudo Myo-o (運慶の不動明王) Daibusshi 584 views 7 months ago Video taken on a quiet morning in early October 2011, where I was the only guest in the Ganjojuin for nearly an hour. The kind, elderly monk even left the temple and closed...
0:44 Unkei's Bishamonten (運慶の毘沙門天) Daibusshi 528 views 7 months ago Video taken on a quiet morning in early October 2011, where I was the only guest in the Ganjojuin for nearly an hour. The kind, elderly monk even left the temple and closed...
0:53 Divine Wind: Kamikaze! (iPhone app) Daibusshi 341 views 10 months ago http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/divine-wind-kamikaze!/id453170056?ls=1&mt=8 Introducing DIVINE WIND: KAMIKAZE for the iPhone and iPod Touch The epic Mongol Invasions o...

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A focus on ancient Japanese sculpture, with occasional interesting bits of art and art related news thrown in.

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