chougan　彫眼

KEY WORD :　art history / sculptures

Eyes carved directly into the surface of a wooden sculpture. This method was in general use until the late Heian period when the technique of crystal eyes *gyokugan 玉眼 was developed. The pupil of the wooden eye was often colored.

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