A wooden statue that seems to be Hideyoshi Toyotomi Newly found up to now Osaka May 21 23:28

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At a shrine in Asahi Ward, Osaka, a new statue of Toyotomi Hideyoshi made during the Edo period was found. It is the largest wooden statue of Hideyoshi found in Japan, and experts say, "It is a valuable discovery that shows Hideyoshi was secretly enshrined in Osaka during the Edo period."

The newly found wooden statue, which is believed to be Toyotomi Hideyoshi, is a parquet statue with no crown on the head, but is 81.9 cm tall.

According to the Osaka City Board of Education, it is the largest wooden statue that seems to have carved Hideyoshi's figure to date.

The wooden statue is carved on a gentle old man's face with lowered eyes, and it is believed that it was made in the Edo period after his death, not a realistic representation of Hideyoshi in his lifetime.

The wooden statue was found at Omiya Shrine in Asahi Ward, Osaka, and in January this year, the City Board of Education conducted a full-scale survey for the first time in conjunction with the renovation work of the shrine that had been closed by locking the door. It was found as a result of proceeding.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi was deified after his death, but it is believed that he could no longer be worshiped in front of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Professor Yoichi Hase of Kansai University, who is familiar with the history of modern-day sculpture, said, "This is a valuable discovery that shows that Hideyoshi had a great influence even in the Tokugawa shogunate's influence on Osaka. It is thought that it will be a catalyst for the situation at that time while comparing it with the found image. ”

Satoshi Hirose of Omiya Shrine said, "There was a legend that when Osaka castle fell, it was secretly taken out and hidden in this shrine, but until now it has been kept in the shrine. also know that something valuable as cultural assets, has been very surprised. the new prospect of the general public under the influence of the corona virus does not have standing, to consider the public in terms of this situation has been subjected to a repair if calm down I will do it. "