Watanabe Seizan

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Watanabe Seizan / Saihoo
渡邊勢山・載方（わたなべせいざん・さいほう）



Seizan born 1952 in Kanagawa prefecture.
Saihoo born in 1954 in Aomori prefecture.
Both learned Buddhist sculpture from the Matsuhisa Workshop.

In 1985 Seizan married Saihoo.
They are also teaching how to paint Buddha figures.


"The importance of getting the right expression for a statue is within the eyes, the pupil.
The spirit of Buddha is eternal, but the form of a statue is not. We learn the basics from our masters, but we also try to improve with the modern possibilities of our time."




Watanabe Workshop Homepage

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Fudo Myo-O　不動明王
勢山社, The Seizan Workshop


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Amida Triad, Temple Daiun-Ji
阿弥陀三尊

Finished in 2003



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Statue of Kobo Daishi, Temple Saiko-Ji
西光寺



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Buddha Sculpture Studio　

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Ayumi Kannon あゆみ観音　
“Kannon for going step by step”
Buddhist statue carved from tsunami-struck pine trees
Seizan Watanabe, a Buddhist statue sculptor based in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, was the main carver of the kannon (deity of mercy) statue.

. Ayumi Kannon あゆみ観音 .

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