Kakurinji Temple: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
Bronze
Kakurinji Temple: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
JAPAN, Hyogo, Kakogawa; Hakuho period
The mature crafting of this statue lead experts to believe that it dates from the second half of the 7th century. Portions of the headdress and the upper section of the lotus pedestal are cast in copper. The figure was once gilded but only traces of it remains. It is listed as an Important Cultural Property.
The Bodhisattva wears a three-leaf headdress fronted with a seated Buddha. Stoles fall from the wing-pieces of the headdress down to the arms while other stoles wind around the body from the shoulder. The right hand is raised in the lotus mudra while the other hand catches one of the stoles. The figure is in a slight tribhanga posture with the waist slightly twisted to one side.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, page 518.
Cite this article:
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Lovelock, Yann and Chou, Yuan and Huntington, Susan and Edson, Gary and Neather, Robert,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M},
pages = 518,
title = {{Kakurinji Temple: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva}},
volume = 11,
year = {2016}}