Tori style

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: Tori style

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Bronze triad of Shaka with attendant figures (left figure lost) in the Tori style, Asuka period, (credit: Courtesy of the Horyu-ji, Nara, Japan)

In Japanese art, a style of sculpture that emerged during the Asuka period (552 – 645) and lasted into the Nara period (710 – 784). Derived from the style of the Chinese Northern Wei dynasty (AD 386 – 534), Tori was named after a sculptor of Chinese descent whose only known piece is a Buddhist triad (623). Works in the Tori style are characterized by slender, elegant bodies, a strong linear interest in drapery, and a tendency toward squatness in the proportion of the faces and also in the relation of the body to the feet.

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