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Shō Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion


Shō Kannon bosatsu zazō
聖観音菩薩坐像 一躯
Japanese
Meiji era
latter half of the 19th century

Medium/Technique Japanese cypress with polychrome, gold, and inlaid crystal; joined woodblock construction
Dimensions 32.5 cm (12 13/16 in.) (height of figure)
Credit Line Bequest of Henry C. Warren
Accession Number99.46
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsSculpture

Catalogue Raisonné Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. II (Buddhist & Shinto sculp.), no. 75
Provenance1899 bequest of Henry C. Warren