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Kannon bosatsu ryuzo
観音菩薩立像 一躯
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Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
Kannon bosatsu ryuzo
観音菩薩立像 一躯
Japanese
late Asuka period
late 7th–early 8th centuries
Medium/Technique
Gilt bronze; lost wax casting in one piece
Dimensions
22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.) (height of figure)
Credit Line
Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number05.229.1-2
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA Highlights: Arts of Japan (2008), p. 38; Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. II (Buddhist & Shinto sculp.), no. 3
ProvenancePurchased in Japan by Okakura Kakuzo for the MFA, 1905.