Continue watching → A thorough explanation! Japanese Buddhist statues ② "Nara period" ( • A thorough explanation! Japanese Buddhist statues ② "Nara period": "Tang-style" statues from the era of the "Great Buddha" and various other structures... ) This is the first video in the "A thorough explanation! Japanese Buddhist statues" series, and it covers Buddhist statues made during the Asuka period from the 6th to 8th centuries. Japanese Buddhist statues from the Asuka period were created under the influence of the style of Buddhist statues made in mainland China and the Korean peninsula, shortly after Buddhist statues were introduced to Japan. This article covers the religious situation in Japan at the time of the creation of these Asuka period Buddhist statues, the style of expression of the statues, and the influence of statues from overseas. In this series, we will take up concrete examples of Buddhist statues that can be found in art galleries and museums both in Japan and overseas, and clarify the characteristics of Japanese Buddhist statues from each era. ☆BGM used in the video: The following free music materials are used. Free BGM material "Flowing Time" Viewing page → https://dova-s.jp/bgm/play4613.html ☆Copyright of materials used in the video All of the sculptures used in the video are more than 120 years old, calculated from the year following the death of the author. Therefore, the copyright protection period for all works has expired according to the provisions of Articles 51, 52, 53, and 57 of the Japanese Copyright Act, which guarantees copyright for 70 years after the death of the author. ☆Copyright of photographs of sculptures When a flat photograph of a painting or other flat sculpture is taken and a flat photograph is created, the photograph is not recognized as a copyrightable work because the originality of the photograph is not confirmed. On the other hand, photographs of three-dimensional sculptures are recognized as copyrightable works. Therefore, for three-dimensional works in the video, photographs of works from "Creative Commons", "Public Domain", and "Examples of works permitted for use on Colbase" are used, and the facts and forms of their use are clearly stated in the "explanation" of the video. ☆Rights of the Artwork Owner Under the Copyright Act, "After the copyright expires, the reproduction rights of the work held by the copyright owner are not restored to the owner, but the work reverts to the public domain, and anyone may freely use it as long as it does not harm the author's personal interests" (Reference: Supreme Court decision in the "Gan Zhenqing Self-written Letter of Independence" case (1984) cf. Case Collection Minshu Vol. 38, No. 1, p. 1). ☆Modification of materials The "moral rights of the author" (Article 60 of the Copyright Act) mentioned in the above case also includes the "right to maintain the integrity" (Article 20 of the same Act), which prohibits the modification of a work against the author's will, and the surviving family members who can claim this right are the author's spouse, children, parents, grandchildren, grandparents, and siblings (Article 116 of the same Act). In this regard, it is considered that there is almost no possibility that the rights holder is still alive as of 2021 for the materials featured in the video that were made more than 120 years ago after the death of the author. Examples of works held outside Japan For works held in overseas museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Freer Gallery of Art, and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, we used images in the "public domain." Examples of works permitted for use on Colbase The following images sourced from "ColBase" were edited (trimmed, etc.) and used in the video. Shakoukidogu (clay figurine) Late Jomon period, 1000-400 BC Excavated from Kizukuri Kamegaoka, Tsugaru, Aomori Prefecture Made of clay Height: 34.2 cm Width: 25.3 cm Thickness: 9.5 cm Weight: 1440 g Tokyo National Museum Source: ColBase (https://colbase.nich.go.jp/collection... Haniwa: Dressed Woman (Haniwa: Seisoujoshi) Kofun period, 6th century Excavated from Yokozuka, Toyoshiro-cho, Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture Made of clay Height: 126.5 cm Tokyo National Museum Source: ColBase (https://colbase.nich.go.jp/collection... Standing statues of Tathagata and two attendant attendants Treasures of Horyu-ji Temple 3 figures Korea, Three Kingdoms period, 6th-7th century Cast copper with gilding Height of central statue: 28.1 cm Left attendant: 20.9 cm Right attendant: 20.6 cm Tokyo National Museum Source: ColBase (https://colbase.nich.go.jp/collection... Head of Bodhisattva Northern Wei period, 6th century Binyang Zhongdong limestone, Longmen Grottoes, Henan Province, China Tokyo National Museum Source: ColBase (https://colbase.nich.go.jp/collection... Standing Tathagata Treasures of Horyuji Temple Asuka period, 7th century Wood, lacquered and gold leaf Height: 52.6 cm Tokyo National Museum Source: ColBase (https://colbase.nich.go.jp/collection... Standing Bodhisattva Asuka period, 7th century Wood, painted Height: 93.7 cm Tokyo National Museum Source: ColBase (https://colbase.nich.go.jp/collection... Standing Kannon Bodhisattva, Treasure of Horyu-ji Temple, Asuka period, 7th century, cast copper, gilded Height: 29.2 cm, Tokyo National Museum, Source: ColBase (https://colbase.nich.go.jp/collection... Standing Kannon Bodhisattva, Treasure of Horyu-ji Temple, Asuka period, 7th century, cast copper, gilded Height: 23.0 cm, Tokyo National Museum, Source: ColBase (https://colbase.nich.go.jp/collection... Standing Kannon Bodhisattva, Treasure of Horyu-ji Temple, 1 statue, Asuka period, 7th century, cast copper, gilded Height: 23.3 cm, Tokyo National Museum, Source: ColBase (https://colbase.nich.go.jp/collection... Seated Tathagata (Nyorai zazo), Treasure of Horyu-ji Temple, Asuka period, 7th century, copper, cast and gilded, seated height: 30.8 cm, Tokyo National Museum Source: ColBase (https://colbase.nich.go.jp/collection... Half-seated Bodhisattva (Bosatsu zazo), Asuka period, 7th century, excavated from Nachisan, Nachikatsuura-cho, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama Prefecture, cast copper, Tokyo National Museum Source: ColBase (https://colbase.nich.go.jp/collection... Half-seated Bodhisattva (Bosatsu zazo), Three Kingdoms period, 7th century, copper, gilded Total height: 16.3 cm Tokyo National Museum Source: ColBase (https://colbase.nich.go.jp/collection... Standing Kannon (Avalokitesvara) Treasure of Horyu-ji Temple, Asuka period, 7th century, copper, cast and gilded Height: 23.0 cm Tokyo National Museum Source: ColBase (https://colbase.nich.go.jp/collection... Standing Kannon Bodhisattva, Treasure of Horyuji Temple, Asuka period, 7th century, cast copper, gilded Height: 29.2 cm Tokyo National Museum Source: ColBase (https://colbase.nich.go.jp/collection... Standing Tathagata (Nyorai Ryuzo), Three Kingdoms period - Unified Silla period, 7th century, Korea, cast copper, gilded Height: 17.7 cm Tokyo National Museum Source: ColBase (https://colbase.nich.go.jp/collection... Standing Tathagata (Nyorai Ryuzo), Three Kingdoms period - Unified Silla period, 7th century, Korea, cast copper, gilded Height: 20.5 cm Kyushu National Museum Source: ColBase (https://colbase.nich.go.jp/collection... Standing Kannon Bodhisattva (Kannon Bodhisattva) Treasures of Horyuji Temple 1 unit Asuka period, 7th century Cast copper, gilded Height: 23.3 cm Tokyo National Museum Source: ColBase (https://colbase.nich.go.jp/collection... Standing Kannon Bodhisattva (Kannon Bodhisattva) Asuka period (Hakuho period), 7th century Copper, height: 31.1 cm Nara National Museum Source: ColBase (https://colbase.nich.go.jp/collection... Standing Newborn Shaka Buddha (Tanjosha Kabutsurizo) Asuka period (Hakuho period), 7th century, Copper, cast (single cast), solid, height: 11.8 cm, Nara National Museum Source: ColBase (https://colbase.nich.go.jp/collection... "Standing Statue of Kannon Bodhisattva" (Kannon Bosatsu Ryuzo) Sui Dynasty, Kaihuang 5th year (585) Marble, Hebei Province, China Tokyo National Museum Source: ColBase (https://colbase.nich.go.jp/collection...