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Nyoirin Kannon
anoniem, 1300 - 1400
Kannon, the bodhisattva of compassion, also appears as Nyoirin. His name derives from two attributes: the wish-granting jewel (nyoi hoju) and the wheel of law (horin), symbolising Buddhist teaching. Much of the silk has worn and parts of the painting have discoloured and darkened, yet the gold motifs give a sense of the work’s original splendour.
- Artwork typehanging scroll
- Object numberAK-MAK-1408
- Dimensionswidth 725 mm, height 220.0 cm, diameter 53 mm, width 764 mm, diameter 24 mm, height 11.5 cm x width 84 cm x depth 12 cm