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Kashiwazaki Mokujiki Buddha statues（柏崎 木喰仏）

もくじきぶつ Mokujiki Buddhas

Kashiwazaki Mokujiki Buddha statues（柏崎 木喰仏）

Photo: ReijiYamashina / CC BY-SA 3.0 ／ Source

Rough-hewn smiling Buddhas by the wandering monk Mokujiki, rediscovered by Soetsu Yanagi.

GenreSculpture / Antique art / Buddhist art
Area in the prefectureChuetsu

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Where is Mokujiki Buddhas?
It is in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It is a sculpture park.
What can I see at Mokujiki Buddhas?
Rough-hewn smiling Buddhas by the wandering monk Mokujiki, rediscovered by Soetsu Yanagi. The focus is sculpture, Buddhist and ancient art.
When was Mokujiki Buddhas established?
It dates from the 1800s.

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