chouren　頂蓮

KEY WORD :　art history / sculptures

Also kairen 開蓮. A lotus flower found on the head of a *Fudou Myouou 不動明王 sculpted image. This is distinguished from *shakei 莎髻, where the hair on the figure is styled in the shape of a lotus flower. The chouren is used in the souhatsu 総髪 hairstyle, where the Fudou has long hair, gathered into a type of pony-tail *benpatsu 弁髪 falling down the left side of the face.

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