Small zushi of a Buddhist deity, likely of 11-Faced Kannon (Guanyin), the bodhisattva associated with compassion and mercy


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Other Identifiers:
dams:206913 and OXKOBE_042
Institution:
Emory University
Sublocation:
Box 7, Folder 2
Call Number:
OX-MSS011
About This Item
Date Created:
1800 to 1894
Format:
Artifact
Description / Abstract:
Small portable altar box of a Buddhist deity, most likely 11-Faced Kannon (Sanskrit: Avalokitesvara), the bodhisattva associated with compassion and mercy. The deity's right hand is extended in the "welcome" (Varada) mudra. Its left hand is broken; several faces appear on its head. The deity is framed in a flame-shaped aureole. The wall of the shrine behind the deity is painted gold. The exterior of the shrine is black; at its top is a ring.
Subjects / Keywords
Subject - Geographic Locations:
Japan
About This Item
Date Created:
1800 to 1894
Format:
Artifact
Description / Abstract:
Small portable altar box of a Buddhist deity, most likely 11-Faced Kannon (Sanskrit: Avalokitesvara), the bodhisattva associated with compassion and mercy. The deity's right hand is extended in the "welcome" (Varada) mudra. Its left hand is broken; several faces appear on its head. The deity is framed in a flame-shaped aureole. The wall of the shrine behind the deity is painted gold. The exterior of the shrine is black; at its top is a ring.
Subjects / Keywords
Subject - Geographic Locations:
Japan
Find This Item
Other Identifiers:
dams:206913 and OXKOBE_042
Institution:
Emory University
Sublocation:
Box 7, Folder 2
Call Number:
OX-MSS011