Kakebotoke (Hanging round tablet) with image of Shō-kan'non (Avalokiteśvara)

Bronze
D 33.0
Nanbokuchō period　14th century
Jōji 6　1367

Kakebotoke (Hanging round tablet) with image of Shō-kan'non (Avalokiteśvara)
  • H057494
Kakebotoke (Hanging round tablet) with image of Shō-kan'non (Avalokiteśvara)_0
  • H057494
  • 2022/08/10
Kakebotoke (Hanging round tablet) with image of Shō-kan'non (Avalokiteśvara)_1
  • H057495
  • 2022/08/10
Kakebotoke (Hanging round tablet) with image of Shō-kan'non (Avalokiteśvara)_2
  • A023104
  • 1992/01/29
Kakebotoke (Hanging round tablet) with image of Shō-kan'non (Avalokiteśvara)_3
  • A023106
  • 1992/01/29
Kakebotoke (Hanging round tablet) with image of Shō-kan'non (Avalokiteśvara)_4
  • A023107
  • 1992/01/29

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This hanging votive plaque has an embossed image of Shō Kannon (Sk. Arya Avalokiteśvara). A canopy above the icon and flanking flower vases have been attached to the plaque. The engraved inscription on the plaque below the icon indicates that it was donated to Jōsan-ji temple in the province of Tango (present-day Kyōtango city in Kyoto). 
Object label 

Accession Number 744-11
Category Decorative Arts
Bibliography Illustrated Catalogue of the Collection of Nara National Museum: Buddhist Implements. Nara National Museum, 1992, 121p. (Japanese)

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