如意輪観音坐像|Nyoirin Kannon

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dated 1693 · Wood with gold, gold leaf, lacquer,and crystal inlay · Asian Art

The bodhisattva Kannon (Sanskrit: Avalokiteshvara) is represented here with Esoteric Buddhist attributes: the wish-fulfilling jewel (nyoi hōju) and the wheel (rin) of Buddhist teachings. Carved into the base are female donors’ names; this votive offering to a temple may have been in connection with the monthly jūkuya-kō ritual for the health and safe delivery of children.

Artist

Unknown

Date

dated 1693

Medium

Wood with gold, gold leaf, lacquer,and crystal inlay

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1956