Statues of Kumano goddess and attendants 毛越寺宝物館 木造熊野神像

Official explanation

Statues of Kumano goddess and attendants

Iwate Prefecture Tangible Cultural Property

Read the full explanation

These twelfth-century wooden statues depict a mother goddess and attendant figures that are associated with the Kumano region in central Japan. Kumano is a spiritual heartland that is home to the three Kumano Sanzan grand Shinto shrines. These are rare examples of images made of Shinto gods, and were originally housed in Kongōin, a subtemple of Mōtsūji.

出典: 地域観光資源の多言語解説文データベース（観光庁） — www.mlit.go.jp/tagengo-db. この英語解説文は観光庁の地域観光資源の多言語解説整備支援事業で作成しました。
Source: Japan Tourism Agency, Multilingual Explanation Database. This English text was produced by the Japan Tourism Agency's multilingual explanation project and is shown unedited. Opening hours and services may have changed since it was written.