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Votive Hanging with Image of Kannon (Kannon Kakebotoke)

観音懸仏

mid- to late 1300s

Japan, Nanbokuchō period

(1336–92)
Medium
Bronze with repoussé and etching
Measurements
Diameter: 52.5 cm (20 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 1985.16
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Here the deity Kannon sits on a lotus flower, a symbol of purity and enlightenment.

Description

Kakebotoke (literally “hanging Buddhist deities”) like this appeared from the latter part of the Heian period. They often hung on the doors of a Shinto shrine hall to indicate the Buddhist manifestation of the god, or kami, inside, or along the eaves of a Buddhist temple hall to indicate the Buddhist deity celebrated there.
A circular bronze plaque with a dark green patina features a figure seated cross-legged on a lotus pedestal. Their left hand is raised, thumb and middle finger touching, while their right hand rests on their thigh. A thin ring halo with stylized flames surrounds the figure's head. At the top edge, two metal rings are held by animal-like faces. The figure has a serene expression, looking forward with a tall, coiled topknot.

Votive Hanging with Image of Kannon (Kannon Kakebotoke)

mid- to late 1300s

Japan, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92)

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