Ueno Daibutsu

Ueno-kōen, Japan · built 1631

Ueno Daibutsu was an Edo-period giant seated statue of Shaka Nyorai in what is now Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan. Of bronze and dating to 1631, it was restored after an earthquake damage in 1640, a fire in 1841, and again after the 1855 Edo earthquake. It was heavily damaged during the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, when the head was toppled. Much of its bulk was melted down for reuse during the Pacific War. In 1972, the face, stored in Kan'ei-ji, was put on display in its former location.

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