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Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion


Kannon bosatsu ryûzô
観音菩薩立像 二躯
Japanese
Kamakura period
14th century

Medium/Technique Japanese cypress with gold and inlaid crystal; joined woodblock construction
Dimensions 49.0 cm (19 5/16 in.) (height of figure)
Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number05.215
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsSculpture

Catalogue Raisonné Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. II (Buddhist & Shinto sculp.), no. 53 (1)
Provenance1905 purchased by Okakura Kakuzo in Japan for the Museum