Buddhist Icons; Buddhist Statues in Japan; Monks in Japan; Japanese Sculpture
摘要
Looks at the ways in which Buddhist icons have been relocated and resignified over time in line with the icon and inscription of the Buddhist portrait statue depicting the monk Shokei Jofu in the Zen Buddhist temple Korin'in in Kyoto，Japan. Description of the statue; Iconography of the statue; Chinso portraiture; Switch of site and identity of the statue.
目次
The Founder's Statue at Korin'in 72 Chinso Studies and a Peculiar Portrait 74 Expected Sites and Setti 76 Portraits Seen and Not Seen 77 A Problematic Sighting, an Unexpected Site 79 Moving Images 82 Vanishing from Sight 85 Looking Again 89 The Frailty of Likeness 90 Ritual Norms and Visual Forms 92 Resemblance to Type and an Expected Presence 96 The Siting and Ritual Reiteration of Identity 96 Looking Back, Looking Ahead 98 Frequently Cited Sources 99 Notes 99
