kesoku　華足
CATEGORY:　art history / sculptures
　
Also kekyaku 華脚. Decorative legs that are attached to a desk, an offering stand or the dais a Buddhist image (*daiza 台座). They may have a plant or animal-like motif. In an elaborate lotus pedestal (*rengeza 蓮華座), they are usually positioned between the flower platter, *keban 華盤, and the supporting pedestal, ukeza 受座. Late Heian examples of daises that include kesoku are the Amida 阿弥陀 from Houkongouin 法金剛院 (1130) and the Thousand-armed Kannon (Senju Kannon 千手観音) from Bujouji 峰定寺 (1154), both in Kyoto. The Shousouin 正倉院 has many small stands with kesoku from the Tang dynasty. These flower legs come in a variety of forms, including leafy petals forms, flower petals, broken sprouts and clouds. These designs were later used for altar furniture in Japanese temples.
　
　

　
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