A Consideration on the Inside Boring Structure in Wooden Sculptural Techniques:A Practical Use of the Sculptural Method in the Early Helan Period

Section II indicated that (a) wood is extremely unstable materials for sculpture and (b) the inside boring technique is very effective in the prevention of splitting wood, making the best condition of materials, and finishing the beautiful sculpture. Section III considered the period characteristics of the inside boring structure and its expressive effectiveness in the change of the Buddha sculpture techniques, and indicated effectiveness of the inside boring technique. Section IV checked and considered the inside boring structure of the Jikokuten and the Zochouten Buddhas(produced around the 10th century) in the Konin Temple from a wooden sculptor's point of view. Section V investigated the significance of the inside boring technique in the modern sculpture. Because the inside boring is an excellent technique to prevent splitting wood, the beautiful and invigorating sclupture will be produced by the integrating use of the inside boring and other effective techniques. Thus wood is one of the very important materlals for sculpture. Section Ⅵ attempted to apply the inside boring technique to a wooden sculptural work. The intentions and processes of production were reported with many relevant photographs