Jōchō
Sign in to savethumb|Amitābha in [[Byōdō-in created by Jōchō. 1053.]] Jōchō (定朝; died 1057 AD), also known as Jōchō Busshi, was a Japanese sculptor of the Heian period. He popularized the yosegi technique of sculpting a single figure out of many pieces of wood, and he redefined the canon of body proportions used to create Buddhist imagery. His style spread across Japan and defined Japanese sculpture for the next 150 years. Today, art historians cite Jōchō as "the first of a new kind of master sculptor" and "one of the most innovative artists Japan has ever produced."
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- Born
- 1000-00-00
- Died
- 1057-09-02
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Shōgakkō, chūgakkō tsūkyū shidō kyōshitsu (Jōcho shōgai) jittai chōsa hōkokusho
- Shōgakkō chūgakkō jōcho shōgai tokushu gakkyū jittai chōsa hōkokusho
- Jōcho shōgai gakkyū no hossoku to tenkai
- Kotoba no shidō to sono keika
- Jiheiji no kyōdai
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Key dates
- Born
- 1000
- Died
- 2 September 1057
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thumb|Amitābha in [[Byōdō-in created by Jōchō. 1053.]] Jōchō (定朝; died 1057 AD), also known as Jōchō Busshi, was a Japanese sculptor of the Heian period. He popularized the yosegi technique of sculpting a single figure out of many pieces of wood, and he redefined the canon of body proportions used to create Buddhist imagery. His style spread across Japan and defined Japanese sculpture for the next 150 years. Today, art historians cite Jōchō as "the first of a new kind of master sculptor" and "one of the most innovative artists Japan has ever produced."
==Career== Jōchō trained at the Kōfuku-ji, a temple in Nara. By 1020, he was an artist of some renown with a studio in Kyoto. At this time, Fujiwara no Michinaga, the greatest of the Fujiwara regents of the Heian period, commissioned him to decorate the Hōjōji, a temple that Fujiwara had founded. Jōchō's efforts there earned him the title Hokkyō (Master of the Dharma Bridge) in 1022, a rare accolade for a sculptor.