Sun Bodhisattva (Nikkō Bosatsu)
Cleveland Museum of Art

Sun Bodhisattva (Nikkō Bosatsu)

c. 800

Japanese nutmeg-yew wood with traces of color and gold
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Japanese nutmeg-yew, or <em>kaya</em>, was used as a replacement for the unobtainable sandalwood of which small Buddhist sculptures imported from China were made.

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