
+Kannon Bosatsu, Japan, Edo era, circa 1832.
A sculpture made of wood covered with gilding, probably depicting the
Kannon Bosatsu or Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (or Seishi Bosatsu). The figure performs the Anjali (Japanese: Gasshō) gesture - a mudra symbolising greeting, showing respect and the unity of body and spirit. She is depicted on a multi-storey carved base, with a magnificent halo - mandorla behind her back.
Height 60 cm, figure height 32 cm.
Japan, Edo era, circa 1832. Red text read, translation below, black for identification.
Good state of preservation, minor rubbing and loss.
Red text on the back:
Right:
天保三辰年二月十七日
‘February 17th, in the third year of Tenpō era, 1832, (Year of the Dragon).’
英心院法練日勇居士
‘Eishin-in hōren biyū-ishi’ (a Buddhist name).
Left:
天保六巳未年二月廿一日
‘February 21, in the sixth year of Tenpō era, 1835, (Year of the Snake)’.
春岸院宗至日唱居士
‘Shungan-in toshi bisho-shi’ (a Buddhist name).
施主 ‘Seshu (doner)’ 渡部氏 ‘Hattori-shi’.