Background
Oguchi Yamaguchi-no-Atai was born about 650 in Japan.
小口
Oguchi Yamaguchi-no-Atai was born about 650 in Japan.
It is recorded that he carved the "Thousand Images" by Imperial Order (650). The images of Shiten-no in Horyuji are the earliest of their kind in Japan. They are mainly composed of straight lines and are symmetrical in the orthodox Tori style.