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十一面観音立像 (Jūichimen Kannon ryūzō)|Jūichimen Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion with Eleven Heads (Avalokiteshvara)

Unknown Artist

mid- to late 14th century

十一面観音立像 (Jūichimen Kannon ryūzō)|Jūichimen Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion with Eleven Heads (Avalokiteshvara) by Unknown Artist

Medium

Wood with lacquer, gold leaf, and metal decoration

Dimensions

Overall (figure): H. 78 3/8 in. (199.1 cm); W. 21 1/2 in. (54.6 cm); D. 23 1/8 in. (58.7 cm) Overall (figure with base): H. 92 1/4 in. (234.5 cm); W. 30 3/8 in. (77.2 cm); D. 25 1/2 in. (64.8 cm) Overall (total with halo): H. 93 1/4 in. (236.9 cm)

Classification

Sculpture

Culture & Period

Japan · Nanbokuchō period (1336–92)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975

Accession Number

1975.268.167

Tags

BodhisattvasBuddhismAvalokiteshvara

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