RESEARCH ON "ONTAME NO ZOZO" (BUDDHIST STATUES MADE FOR A MEMORIAL SERVICE)

我们的研究重点是为追悼会制作的佛教雕像，即日语中的“ONTAME NO ZOZO”。这种造像的动机不仅是基于佛教，也是基于东亚的儒家思想。我们主要调查了中国的这类作品，比较了它们与日本的表达方式，并出版了包括三篇论文的研究期刊。

We conducted research focus on Buddhist statues that were made for a memorial service, that is "ONTAME NO ZOZO" in Japanese. This kind of motivation for making statues is based on not only Buddhism but also Confucianism in eastern Asia. We surveyed such works mainly in China, compared their expression with Japanese, and published the research journal includes three essays.