Kakebotoke (Hanging round tablet) with images of Eleven-Headed Kannon (Ekadaśamukha) triad

Bronze
D 30.8
Kamakura period　13th century
Kenchō 4　1252

Kakebotoke (Hanging round tablet) with images of Eleven-Headed Kannon (Ekadaśamukha) triad
  • D018439
Kakebotoke (Hanging round tablet) with images of Eleven-Headed Kannon (Ekadaśamukha) triad_0
  • D018439
  • 1997/06/11
Kakebotoke (Hanging round tablet) with images of Eleven-Headed Kannon (Ekadaśamukha) triad_1
  • D008556
  • 1995/06/26
Kakebotoke (Hanging round tablet) with images of Eleven-Headed Kannon (Ekadaśamukha) triad_2
  • D018939
  • 1985
Kakebotoke (Hanging round tablet) with images of Eleven-Headed Kannon (Ekadaśamukha) triad_3
  • A219425
  • 1997/06/11
Kakebotoke (Hanging round tablet) with images of Eleven-Headed Kannon (Ekadaśamukha) triad_4
  • A219427
  • 1997/06/11
Kakebotoke (Hanging round tablet) with images of Eleven-Headed Kannon (Ekadaśamukha) triad_5
  • A214617
  • 1995/06/26
Kakebotoke (Hanging round tablet) with images of Eleven-Headed Kannon (Ekadaśamukha) triad_6
  • A028293
  • 1985
Kakebotoke (Hanging round tablet) with images of Eleven-Headed Kannon (Ekadaśamukha) triad_7
  • A028294
  • 1985

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The triad of Jūichimen Kannon (Eleven-headed Avalokiteśvara, Skt. Ekadaśamukha), Fudō Myōō (Sk.Acala) and Bishamonten (Sk. Vaiśravaṇa) are riveted to the bronze plate of this hanging plaque that is meant to resemble the surface of a mirror. The composition of this triad of revered deities is frequently seen in images from the Tendai tradition of Buddhism, and thus it is thought that this item is based on worship practices at Hie-Sannō or Hakusan, shrines that were associated with Tendai Buddhism.　 
Object label 

Accession Number 1318-0
Category Decorative Arts
Bibliography Shinto Gods and Buddhist deities: syncretic faith in Japanese art. Nara National Museum, 2007, 333p. (Japanese) Arts treasures of mountain religion. Nara National Museum, 1985, 240p. (Japanese)

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