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Art History
Sculpture
A manner of representing drapery folds in Buddhist sculpture, in which high rounded curves regularly alternate with low ridged curves. The name honpashiki emon is derived from the shape of waves breaking on a beach. The style began to be used in the 8th century, and was popular until the 19th century. A good example is the Jūichimen Kannonzō 十一面観音像 (mid-9th century) in Hokkeji 法華寺, Nara.