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Japan, Meiji Era, Large Representation Of Kannon In A Bronze And Cloisonné Enamels
Origin: Japan
Period: Meiji era
Dimensions: 55.3 x 15.8 cm
Material: Bronze and partitioned enamels
Condition. Small gaps in enamel without incidence
Provenance: Old collection of an amateur
Old and large representation in bronze and cloisonné enamels of the goddess Kannon. She is represented standing on a large blooming lotus flower resting on a large openwork quadrangular base. She is dressed in a fabric down to the feet punctuated with lotus flowers and floral patterns. The right arm detached from the body holds a strip of material, the right arm as for it is folded, the hand originally having to hold a lotus stem (symbol of Buddhist purity) which leaves us to think that the present The sculpture was conceived as one of the elements of a triad centered around the transcendent Buddha of the West, Amida, and counterpart to a representation of another great bodhisattva, Seishi. It is adorned with two bracelets as well as a large double-row necklace hosting a pendant. The highly expressive face is characterized by semi-closed eyes with wide eyelids framing a long, thin nose overhanging a mouth with fleshy lips. The hairstyle elaborated in a fine hair pulled back is brought back in a high chigon surrounded by a fine bendeau falling on each side of the shoulders.
Feminized representation of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (the lord who looks down), the goddess Kannon embodies one of the two major qualities of Buddhism, compassion.
Period: Meiji era
Dimensions: 55.3 x 15.8 cm
Material: Bronze and partitioned enamels
Condition. Small gaps in enamel without incidence
Provenance: Old collection of an amateur
Old and large representation in bronze and cloisonné enamels of the goddess Kannon. She is represented standing on a large blooming lotus flower resting on a large openwork quadrangular base. She is dressed in a fabric down to the feet punctuated with lotus flowers and floral patterns. The right arm detached from the body holds a strip of material, the right arm as for it is folded, the hand originally having to hold a lotus stem (symbol of Buddhist purity) which leaves us to think that the present The sculpture was conceived as one of the elements of a triad centered around the transcendent Buddha of the West, Amida, and counterpart to a representation of another great bodhisattva, Seishi. It is adorned with two bracelets as well as a large double-row necklace hosting a pendant. The highly expressive face is characterized by semi-closed eyes with wide eyelids framing a long, thin nose overhanging a mouth with fleshy lips. The hairstyle elaborated in a fine hair pulled back is brought back in a high chigon surrounded by a fine bendeau falling on each side of the shoulders.
Feminized representation of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (the lord who looks down), the goddess Kannon embodies one of the two major qualities of Buddhism, compassion.
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