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Art History
Sculpture
A wood statue technique used to join the head and body at the neck. The head and body of a Buddha statue are carved from a single piece of wood *ichiboku-zukuri 一木造, and divided at the base of the neck below the neck grooves *sandō 三道. The interiors of the two pieces are hollowed out, and the sections are rejoined. This prevents warping in the neck section and shrinkage as the wood dries.