Reconstruction of Shugendo Art Objects Using 3D Data Focusing on the stone reliefs at Mt. Hiko

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25580044
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Art at large
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: TOMOTARI Mikako 九州大学, 芸術工学研究科(研究院), 准教授 (40284583)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): TAKENOUCHI Kazuki 九州大学, 大学院芸術工学研究院, 准教授 (90207001) ; YOSHINAGA Yukiyasu 九州大学, 大学院芸術工学研究院, 准教授 (60304854) ; ISHII Tatsuro 九州大学, 大学院芸術工学研究院, 助教 (10363392)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 修験道美術 / 3Dデータ / 磨崖仏 / 英彦山 / 清水磨崖仏 / 青木磨崖仏 / 月輪大梵字

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Shugendo, which prospered during Japan's Middle Ages. However, since it was transmitted via oral tradition from one generation to the next, limited evidence can be found. Therefore, this paper analyzes 3D imaging data of stone reliefs found at Mt. Hiko, located in the Kyushu region of Japan, to discern whether the carvings depict certain deities and how the Sanskrit characters found in the moon circles represent Shugendo thinking. In addition, it examines how the influence of Shugendo art spread throughout the Kyushu region, Kiyomizu (Kagoshima Prefecture), and Aoki (Kumamoto Prefecture) as well as reassesses their cultural significance. In regard to the former, the results show that a relief of a seated Amitabha was engraved between two other deities: the Mahaasthaamapraapta and Avalokitesvara. Concerning the latter, the findings reveal that these were the locations of Amitabha worship by the esoteric

Free Research Field

彫刻、芸術学