Heirs to Kyoto Talent / Sculptor Creates Buddhist Statues Filled with Unchanging Beauty; Artist Makes Exquisite Works

By Takahiro Yamamoto / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
17:53 JST,
October 31, 2024
KYOTO — On a late September day, after the burning heat of summer had subsided, as evening approached and the cicadas stopped buzzing, the sound of wood being carved by hand filled an otherwise quiet workshop in Kyoto’s Minami Ward.
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