厨子入馬頭漢音坐像, Portable Shrine with the Horse-Headed Kannon, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1620, Japan, Fruitwood with cut-out gold; lacquered case with maki-e decoration, Portable shrine: H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); D. 3 in. (7.6 cm), Sculpture, Kannon (Sanskrit: Avalokiteshvara), the bodhisattva of compassion, appears in six different incarnations, one for each of the six realms of existence (rokudō). The multiple faces and arms are signs of the bodhisattva's supernatural powers
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厨子入馬頭漢音坐像, Portable Shrine, Horse-Headed Kannon, Edo period, 1615–1868, ca, 1620, Japan, Fruitwood, cut-out gold, lacquered case, maki-e decoration, shrine, H, 7 3/4, 19.7 cm, W, 3 1/2, 8.9, D, 3, 7.6, Sculpture, Kannon, Sanskrit, Avalokiteshvara, bodhisattva, compassion, six different incarnations realms, existence, rokudō, multiple faces, arms, signs, supernatural powers
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