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A Carved Wood Sculpture of a Standing Kannon Bosatsu (Avalokiteshvara),

Heian Period, 11th Century,

Carved from cypress wood in single-block technique (ichiboku-zukuri) as Avalokiteshvara dressed in a skirt with a scarf draped around the shoulders, over the arms and across the front of the legs, the hair gathered up into a high coiffure adorned with a crown, the right arm hanging down and the left arm bent at the elbow.

59 1/8 in. (150.2 cm.) high

Courtesy Christie’s

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Kannon Bosatsu (観音菩薩) from Namu Amida Butsu Utena. He’s a character from the previous game. He often advises the impatient Taishakuten and believes in Taishakuten’s ability.

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