聖観音菩薩立像, Shō Kannon, Heian period (794–1185), 12th century, Japan, Wood with traces of gilding and color, H. 17 3/4 in. (45.1 cm); W. 6 in. (15.2 cm); D. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm), Sculpture, The frontal pose and flattened drapery are evocative of Shō Kannon’s status as the principal incarnation of Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion. Produced during the late Heian period in Japan, when wood was a strongly favored medium for devotional figures, this work would have been part of a sculptural ensemble
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聖観音菩薩立像, Shō Kannon, Heian period, 794–1185, 12th century, Japan, Wood, traces, gilding, color, H, 17 3/4, 45.1 cm, W, 6, 15.2, D, 5, 14.6, Sculpture, frontal, pose, flattened drapery, evocative, status, principal incarnation, Avalokiteshvara, bodhisattva, compassion, Produced, late Heian, period, wood, strongly favored, medium, devotional figures, work, part, sculptural ensemble
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