Small Figure of the Bodhisattva Sho Kannon (Avalokiteshvara)
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Object Label
These small wood figures of Kannon, as Avalokiteshvara is known in Japan, are from a large group of standing images of the Bodhisattva that once belonged to a temple in Nara. Large displays of “One Thousand Kannons,” each with subtly different gestures, as seen in these two figures, celebrate the diverse roles of the Bodhisattva.
Caption
Small Figure of the Bodhisattva Sho Kannon (Avalokiteshvara), ca. 1100. Wood, gesso, and paint, 19 1/4 x 6 1/8 in. (48.9 x 15.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 05.106. Creative Commons-BY
Collection
Collection
Title
Small Figure of the Bodhisattva Sho Kannon (Avalokiteshvara)
Date
ca. 1100
Period
Heian Period
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Wood, gesso, and paint
Classification
Dimensions
19 1/4 x 6 1/8 in. (48.9 x 15.5 cm)
Credit Line
Brooklyn Museum Collection
Accession Number
05.106
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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