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1908.82.659

Picture of deity, Kanzeon, (Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara) made from several pieces of paper glued together. [SM 31/10/2008]

1908.82.659

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Collection type
Object
Description
Picture of deity, Kanzeon, (Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara) made from several pieces of paper glued together. [SM 31/10/2008]
Geographical reference
Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Cultural groups
Japanese
Person
Field collector Basil Hall Chamberlain
PRM source Basil Hall Chamberlain
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1908
Date collected
By 1908
Acquisition information
Donated: 1908
Materials and processes
Material Ink, Material Paper Plant, Material Pigment, Material Glue, Process Drawn, Process Written, Process Glued
Dimensions
Width: max 418 mm, Length: max 520 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1908.82.659
Research and responses

The inscription on this object was transcribed and translated by Fusa McLynn who volunteered at the Museum in 2011 as: “Kanjizai” - Kanjizai bosatsu, same as Kanzenon bosatsu, Kannon. [SM 15/07/2011]

Associated publications
This object is referred to in an article by Basil Hall Chamberlain, Notes on Some Minor Japanese Religious Practices, The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 22 (1893), pp. 355-370, p.367. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2842134 [El.B 06/06/2012]

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