Nyoirin Kannon
Sculpture
1680 (made)
1680 (made)
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This figure is of Nyoirin Kannon, a form of the bodhisattva Kannon whom Buddhists believe 'listens to the voices of the world' and to whom they look for the granting of wishes.
Its distinguishing features are its six arms--three of which hold a lotus, a wheel of the law of reincarnation and a rosary--and its characteristic pose. The image is carved from volcanic stone and is inscribed 'made for the lady believer Jôoku Isei on the twentieth day of the seventh month of the eighth year of Empô', a date equivalent to 1680.
Its distinguishing features are its six arms--three of which hold a lotus, a wheel of the law of reincarnation and a rosary--and its characteristic pose. The image is carved from volcanic stone and is inscribed 'made for the lady believer Jôoku Isei on the twentieth day of the seventh month of the eighth year of Empô', a date equivalent to 1680.
Object details
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| Title | Nyoirin Kannon (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Carved andesite |
| Brief description | Stele, carved andesite, of Nyoirin Kannon, a form of the bodhisattva Kannon, or granter of wishes, Edo period, Japan, 1680 |
| Physical description | Figure of Nyoirin Kannon, a form of the bodhisattva Kannon who 'listens to the voices of the world', and is distinguished by having six arms, holding a lotus, a wheel of the law of reincarnation and a rosary as well as by the characteristic pose. Nyoirin's special function is the granting of wishes. It is carved from volcanic stone. It is inscribed 'made for the lady believer Jooku Isei on the twentieth day of the seventh month of the eighth year of Empo' (1680). |
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| Credit line | From Sir Ratan Tata Collection |
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| Summary | This figure is of Nyoirin Kannon, a form of the bodhisattva Kannon whom Buddhists believe 'listens to the voices of the world' and to whom they look for the granting of wishes. Its distinguishing features are its six arms--three of which hold a lotus, a wheel of the law of reincarnation and a rosary--and its characteristic pose. The image is carved from volcanic stone and is inscribed 'made for the lady believer Jôoku Isei on the twentieth day of the seventh month of the eighth year of Empô', a date equivalent to 1680. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.125-1920 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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