Portable Shrine with Bat?, Horse-Headed Kannon (Hayagriva Avalokiteshvara) ca. 1620 Japan This gorgeous lacquer shrine protects a miniature statue of Kannon, the bodhisattva of compassion, who can appear in six different incarnations, one for each of the six realms of existence (rokud?). The multiple faces and arms are signs of the bodhisattva’s supernatural powers. The outwardly fierce, horse-headed Kannon was popular in Japanese warrior society because of his role as protector of animals, especially Portable Shrine with Bat?, Horse-Headed Kannon (Hayagriva Avalokiteshvara). Japan. c
Portable Shrine with Bat?, Horse-Headed Kannon (Hayagriva Avalokiteshvara) ca. 1620 Japan This gorgeous lacquer shrine protects a miniature statue of Kannon, the bodhisattva of compassion, who can appear in six different incarnations, one for each of the six realms of existence (rokud?). The multiple faces and arms are signs of the bodhisattva’s supernatural powers. The outwardly fierce, horse-headed Kannon was popular in Japanese warrior society because of his role as protector of animals, especially Portable Shrine with Bat?, Horse-Headed Kannon (Hayagriva Avalokiteshvara). Japan. ca. 1620. Fruitwood with cut-out gold; lacquered case with maki-e decoration. Edo period (1615–1868). Sculpture
Size: 1600px × 2000px
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