造ぞう像ぞう記き

noun

inscription on a Buddhist statue; record of a statue's creation

A short, often inconspicuous inscription on a Buddhist statue giving details such as the date, donor, or purpose of its creation. Used in art history and archaeology.

• この仏ぶつ像ぞうの台だい座ざには造ぞう像ぞう記きが刻きざまれている。

  A record of the statue's creation is inscribed on the pedestal of this Buddhist image.

• 造ぞう像ぞう記きから、この像ぞうが8世紀はっせいきに作つくられたことがわかる。

  From the inscription, we know that this statue was made in the 8th century.