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The bodhisattva Kannon (Sanskrit: Avalokiteshvara) is represented here with Esoteric Buddhist attributes: the wish-fulfilling jewel (nyoi hōju) and the wheel (rin) of Buddhist teachings. Carved into the base are female donors’ names; this votive offering to a temple may have been in connection with the monthly jūkuya-kō ritual for the health and safe delivery of children.
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Title: Nyoirin Kannon
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: dated 1693
Culture: Japan
Medium: Wood with gold, gold leaf, lacquer,and crystal inlay
Dimensions: H. 16 9/16 in. (42.1 cm); W. 12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm); D. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1956
Accession Number: 56.39
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