nikkeishu　肉髻珠

KEY WORD :　art history / sculptures

From the late Heian period a small circle carved at the front part of the base of the *nikkei 肉髻, a hemispherical protuberance on top of the head of a Buddhist deity. The nikkeishu was sometimes painted red, or a crystal was inlaid in this position. It is thought to be one of the characteristics of a Buddha *nyorai 如来.

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