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In Japan in the temple Medindia in Osaka discovered made life-size wooden statue of Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-1598) was a legendary warlord who is considered one of the three unifiers of the country.

according to Archaeology News Network, the statue testifies to the fact that people worshiped Hideyoshi after his death. It was made in the Edo period (1603-1867 ad) and is the largest wooden statue of the commander, ever discovered in the country, with the exception of modern sculpture.

the Previous record belonged to a similar statue with a height of 81 cm, previously found in a temple in Kyoto Saihoji parish Sake. However, he is overcome by about one centimeter. In this case, Hideyoshi is depicted life-size, sitting on the floor, and the height of this statue is 81.9 cm.

it is Established that it was made from pieces of cypress. Master details has depicted the facial features of a man who many in Japan is revered as a deity, including long eyebrows, mustache and beard.

Hideyoshi is Dressed in the traditional ceremonial court dress, but a headdress on it. Scientists do not exclude that the latter could be lost over time. In addition, they believe that originally the statue was painted in bright colors, which later someone deliberately erased.

According to Tetsu Hirose, the chief priest of the temple Medindia, the statue was behind the door of the temple Karasa, which for many years was boarded up with nails. It was discovered only last year, when the sanctuary began to prepare for reconstruction.

one Can only guess in what year the statue was made. Some historical records say that the temple Medindia was opened in 1823. Then for the first time showed itself statue.

a Preliminary analysis showed that it could be manufactured for decades before her first demonstration. This is evidenced, for example, traces of repair of the hand, which was held immediately before the opening of the temple to the public. Scientists suggest that the statue may be dated around the middle of the seventeenth century.

earlier, the archaeologists during the excavations in the Imperial Palace in Kyoto found the remains of the stone walls of the XVI century and gilded tiles, proving that this building was erected by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

the commander is one of the three nobles, who put an end to feudal fragmentation of the country and brought her to a single system of management. Hideyoshi himself had held the post of “kanpak” – chief Advisor to the Emperor.