A seated Yakushi Nyorai, the Buddha of healing, raises his right hand in the abhaya gesture and rests on a carved lotus throne above an ornate pedestal. The figure is photographed against a plain backdrop. The caption identifies the sculpture as dry-lacquered wood from the 8th century and places it at Jingoji in Kyoto. Jingoji is a Shingon temple in the Takao hills of Kyoto, and Yakushi Nyorai is its principal image, a focus of prayers for healing.
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EXHIBITION OF JAPANESE PAINTING AND SCULPTURE
IN THE UNITED STATES
Black-and-white photographic print with a narrow white margin along the left edge; no border design on the front. Printed 'POST CARD' heading, series 'EXHIBITION OF JAPANESE PAINTING AND SCULPTURE IN THE UNITED STATES', and printed exhibition caption '87. YAKUSHI NYORAI / Wood, dry-lacquered. 8th Century / Jingoji, Kyoto'. No postmark. Divided back, glossy black-and-white photo reproduction. Dealer mark '#59' and '1-' in lower right corner (not correspondence).
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Yakushi Nyorai, Jingoji, Kyoto, circa 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/yakushi-nyorai-jingoji-kyoto-circa-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.
