Eleven-headed Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Jūichimen Kannon)
- Medium
- Wood, gesso, pigments, glass
- Genre
- Sculpture
Styles
Tags
Avalokite?svara (Buddhist deity)bodhisattvawoodJapanese ArtKamakura period (1185 - 1333)ArtCharles Lang Freer collection
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Statuette: the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara with eleven heads (Ekadasamukha; Juichi-men Kwannon). Figure hollow; head and arms solid. "Hi-no-ki" wood. Remains of gesso coating and traces of color. Glass eyes and urna inset.