A seated wood figure of Nyoirin Kannon Kamakura period (1185-1333), 13th/14th century Constructed in yosegizukuri (joined-block) technique and decorated in gilt over lacquer, the figure is shown in the posture of rajalilasana (royal ease), the right knee raised to support the right arm, the right cheek resting gently against the knuckles of the right hand, the robes loosely draped over the shoulders falling in folds across the lap, the hair gathered up in a high topknot and framed by a narrow crown, with gilt- metal crown, bracelets, and necklace adorned with glass beads, the eyes and urna inlaid in glass 17in (43.1cm) high Fußnoten Provenance Purchased from Hiroshi Yanagi Oriental Art, Kyoto, 2008 For a similarly delicate small-scale image (32.7cm high) of the wish-granting Kannon, dated 1275, compare an example in Nara National Museum (formerly in the Tennojii Temple, Osaka; multiple images accessible at https://www.narahaku.go.jp/collection/v-1070-1.html).
A seated wood figure of Nyoirin Kannon Kamakura period (1185-1333), 13th/14th century Constructed in yosegizukuri (joined-block) technique and decorated in gilt over lacquer, the figure is shown in the posture of rajalilasana (royal ease), the right knee raised to support the right arm, the right cheek resting gently against the knuckles of the right hand, the robes loosely draped over the shoulders falling in folds across the lap, the hair gathered up in a high topknot and framed by a narrow crown, with gilt- metal crown, bracelets, and necklace adorned with glass beads, the eyes and urna inlaid in glass 17in (43.1cm) high Fußnoten Provenance Purchased from Hiroshi Yanagi Oriental Art, Kyoto, 2008 For a similarly delicate small-scale image (32.7cm high) of the wish-granting Kannon, dated 1275, compare an example in Nara National Museum (formerly in the Tennojii Temple, Osaka; multiple images accessible at https://www.narahaku.go.jp/collection/v-1070-1.html).
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