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Anonymous
The Bodhisattva Kannon12th century

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Pan-Asian Buddhist Art
Tall carved wood sculpture of a standing robed figure wearing an openwork crown, standing on a carved lotus base atop a hexagonal wooden pedestal
Artist or Maker
Anonymous
Title
The Bodhisattva Kannon
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
12th century
Period
Heian period (794 - 1185) or Kamakura period (1185 - 1333)
Medium
Carved wood
Dimensions
(a-c): 85 × 32 1/2 × 36 in. (215.9 × 82.55 × 91.44 cm)
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch Fund
Accession Number
M.62.6a-c
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Dobbins, James C. Behold the Buddha: Religious Meanings of Japanese Buddhist Icons. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2020.
  • Little, Stephen, Tushara Bindu Gude, Karina Romero Blanco, Silvia Seligson, Marco Antonio Karam. Las Huellas de Buda. Ciudad de México : Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, 2018.
  • Little, Stephen, and Tushara Bindu Gude. Realms of the Dharma: Buddhist Art across Asia. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2025.