Tokyo introduction

Statue of the Deva king

2021年10月7日 07時02分
Culture

This gate is the "Taitoku-in Mausoleum," which is designated as an important cultural property by the government.

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Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taitoku-in_Mausoleum

On either side of the gate, there is a statue of Deva king.

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This statue of Deva King has been designated as a Tangible Cultural Property by Minato-Ku, Tokyo.

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The statue on the right is called "agyou" and the one on the left is called "ungyou", and they are often installed as a pair.

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It's a good look.

This statue was moved from Seifukuji Temple in Saitama Prefecture to Sensoji Temple in Tokyo, where it is now enshrined.
It is thought to have been created in the Edo period.
I wonder what kind of world they have seen.