Kannon Bosatsu (Avalokiteśvara)｜Nara National Museum

Kannon Bosatsu (Avalokiteśvara)

Bronze
H 31.1
Asuka period (Hakuhō era)　
7th century

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A transformed Seated Buddha (kebutsu) appears in the center atop its forehead and in the right hand it holds the beaded ornament. In contrast to the head and hands which are rendered on a relatively large scale, the body is slender. These proportions are characteristic of the Asuka period sculpture of the 7th century.

Yasuo Inamoto
Masterworks from the Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall at the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2010, p.137, no.159.

Accession Number	1183-0
Category	Sculptures
Bibliography	Hakuhō, the First Full Flowering of Buddhist Art in Japan : Special Exhibition Celebrating the 120th Anniversary of the Nara National Museum. 2015, 298p. (Japanese) Masterworks from the Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall at the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2013, 168p. Masterworks from the Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall at the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2012, 168p. Masterworks from the Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall at the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2010, 160p. Illustrated Catalogue of the Collection of Nara National Museum: Supplement. Nara National Museum, 1999, 108p. (Japanese) Masterpieces from the Collection of the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 1997, 350p. (Japanese)