Sho Kishino Japanese, b. 1972
Arhat, 2020
Pine driftwood from the Kizu River, Cypress (hinoki)
H15 x W7 x D6 in
H38 x W17 1/2 x D15 1/2 cm
H38 x W17 1/2 x D15 1/2 cm
B21465
Ippodo Gallery
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Kishino sculpted this figure of an aged arhat from a piece of driftwood, imbuing the figure with the sense of the passage of time. With hands clasped in prayer and mouth open, the monk seems to call out the viewer as if preaching the wisdom of the Buddha’s law.