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Standing Arya-Avalokiteshvara (Shô Kannon bosatsu) on a Lotus Base, one from a set of 1,000 images formerly in Kôfuku-ji, Nara

Unidentified ArtistLate Heian period, 12th century

Harvard Art Museums

Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States

  • Title: Standing Arya-Avalokiteshvara (Shô Kannon bosatsu) on a Lotus Base, one from a set of 1,000 images formerly in Kôfuku-ji, Nara
  • Creator: Unidentified Artist
  • Creator Lifespan: 1/1
  • Date: Late Heian period, 12th century
  • Physical Dimensions: w16.0 x h47.9 x d16.0 cm
  • Period: Heian period, Late, 898-1185
  • Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Waldo E. Forbes
  • Creation Place: Nara/Nara Prefecture/Japan/East Asia
  • Type: Sculpture
  • External Link: Harvard Art Museums
  • Medium: Wood, single-woodblock construction; with traces of polychrome and lacquer-applied gold leaf
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