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Nine-Headed Avalokitesvara

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九面觀音菩薩像

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雕造於八世紀,為日本現存年代最早之檀像。據《法隆寺資財帳》記載,此像於奈良時代養老三年(719)自中國大唐請至日本,目前藏於日本奈良法隆寺百濟觀音堂。一九五五年指定為日本國寶。
 菩薩像高37.6公分,頭部正面為化佛坐像,左右慈悲相各一面、左側忿怒相二面、右側白牙上出相二面、背面大笑相一面,及髻頂佛面,共計八面,加上本面,通稱九面觀音。左手持淨瓶,舉至胸前,右手垂下拈數珠,立於八角形二重框座之仰覆蓮台上。頭髮分縷整齊,寬額秀眉,眼微啟,表情端正。身前垂掛飾物,冠旁繒帶及帔帛自肩側順沿手臂飄落體側,顯得雍容華貴。
 整尊造像及蓮台,包括瓔珞、耳璫、胸飾、帔巾、手持物,均由白檀香木整材雕出,質地細密堅緻。除頭髮繪以綠青、唇點朱色、墨色勾勒鬍鬚等部分外,以原木潤飾,整體造型勻稱。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, page 762.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Nine-Headed Avalokitesvara." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, vol. 12, 2016, pp. 762.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Nine-Headed Avalokitesvara" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, 12:762.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Nine-Headed Avalokitesvara. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr (Vol. 12, pp. 762).
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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 N-Sr},
pages = 762,
title = {{Nine-Headed Avalokitesvara}},
volume = 12,
year = {2016}}


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