▁made ▁kat ana ▁s words . ▁After ▁working ▁with ▁the ▁black sm ith ▁J ing or ō ▁felt ▁he ▁des erved ▁to ▁know ▁what ▁temperature ▁the ▁oil ▁was ▁kept ▁at . ▁Again st ▁his ▁b oss ' s ▁permission ▁he ▁attempted ▁to ▁test ▁the ▁temperature ▁of ▁the ▁oil ▁by ▁touch ing ▁it ▁and ▁his ▁b oss ▁cut ▁off ▁his ▁right ▁hand . ▁When ▁he ▁realized ▁he ▁could ▁no ▁longer ▁be ▁a ▁black sm ith ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁app rent ice ▁for ▁the ▁Chief ▁Arch itect ▁H ok yo ▁Y o he iji ▁Y usa ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Court ▁in ▁Ky oto ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁how ▁to ▁build ▁tem ples , ▁shr ines , ▁and ▁sculpt ures . ▁he ▁lear nt ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁his ▁left ▁hand ▁and ▁became ▁H id ari ▁J ing or ou ▁( H id ari ▁( 左 ) ▁means ▁" left "). ▁ ▁St ories ▁about ▁J ing or ō ▁are ▁well ▁known ▁in ▁Japan . ▁According ▁to ▁one , ▁he ▁saw ▁a ▁woman ▁of ▁exception al ▁beauty ▁and ▁created ▁a ▁sculpt ure ▁of ▁her . ▁J ing or ō ▁begins ▁to ▁drink ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁of ▁the ▁sculpt ure , ▁and ▁it ▁em otion lessly ▁begins ▁to ▁im itate ▁his ▁moves . ▁When ▁a ▁mirror ▁is ▁placed ▁before ▁the ▁sculpt ure , ▁the ▁woman ' s ▁spirit ▁comes ▁to ▁life . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁P yg mal ion ▁( my th ology ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Z em pe i ▁M ats um ura