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People: Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares
Location: Fauquembergues Nord-Pas-de-Calais France

The gifted Japanese Buddhist sculptor Jocho reportedly …

Years: 1054 - 1054

The gifted Japanese Buddhist sculptor Jocho reportedly perfects a technique that permits great refinement in wood sculpting.

He and his studio complete the magnificent gilt-wood statue of Amida Buddha, enshrined in the Phoenix Hall of the Byodo-in temple, in 1053.