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Jûichimen Kannon, the Eleven-headed Bodhisattva of Compassion
Jûichimen Kannon, the Eleven-headed Bodhisattva of Compassion

Jûichimen Kannon, the Eleven-headed Bodhisattva of Compassion

12th century
Medium/TechniqueJapanese cypress with polychrome; single woodblock construction
Dimensions49 cm (19 5/16 in.) (height of figure)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel
Accession number19.694
On View
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ClassificationsSculpture
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ProvenanceBy 1918, Hervey E. Wetzel (b. 1888 - d. 1918), Boston; 1918, by inheritance from her cousin, Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, Chicago [see note 1]; 1919, gift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel, to the MFA. (Accession date: March 31, 1919)

Notes:
[1] See Wetzel's will of November 8, 1918.
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