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Jûichimen Kannon, the Eleven-Headed Bodhisattva of Compassion

latter half 11th – first half 12th centuries
Medium/TechniqueJapanese cypress with polychrome; single woodblock construction
Dimensions207.0 cm (81 1/2 in.) (height of figure)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Mrs. Walter Scott Fitz
Accession number08.440
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ClassificationsSculpture
Collections
Tamonten, the Guardian of the North
latter half of the 9th century
Bodhisattva
late 8th – early 9th centuries
Deva, a Heavenly Being
first half of the 11th century
View:  Overall with base and mandorla
first half of the 11th century
Guardian Lion (Koma inu)
latter half of the 13th century
Lion
latter half of the 13th century