Votive Plaque (Kakebotoke)

Japan

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The kakebotoke is a round metal or wooden disk with a separately made or repoussé (hammered from the rear) image of a Shinto or Buddhist deity imposed upon it. This unusually large example features a gilt repoussé image of the bodhisattva Jizō. The figure, lotus throne, and double halo are all separately modeled by hammering and are attached to the disk with small nails, a technique of the late Heian period.

Votive Plaque (Kakebotoke), Bronze, Japan

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Votive Plaque (Kakebotoke), Bronze, Japan
Votive Plaque (Kakebotoke), Bronze, Japan

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