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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.96
Title
Standing Arya-Avalokitesvara (Shō Kannon Bosatsu) on a Lotus Base, modeled after those in the set of 1,000 images formerly in Kōfuku-ji, Nara
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Shō Kannon Bosatsu (Kōfuku-ji*)
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture, figurine
Date
Style of the 12th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/201432

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Wood, single-woodblock construction; with traces of polychrome and applied gold leaf
Dimensions
37.3 cm (14 11/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Stevenson
Accession Year
1985
Object Number
1985.96
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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