jinchuu　人中

KEY WORD :　art history / sculptures

Also ninchuu. A vertical groove between the nose and upper lip of Buddhist images. The jinchuu differed in form depending on the period. In statues of the Asuka and Hakuhou periods, the groove was deep and angular, forming a vertical ridge on either side. From the Nara period a more naturalistic representation was used.

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