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Title: Buddhist Bronze, Kuan Yin
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 7th century
Object Creation Date: late 7th century
Accession Number: 1964/2.95
Medium and Support: gilt bronze
relevance: rank 11.13721
Secondary Keywords: amrita; bodhisattva; buddhism; kalasa; religion; religions

Title: Bodhisattva Padmapani (Avalokiteshvara; Japanese, Kannon), from Kôfukuji
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: The figure is standing on a lotus-shaped pedestal; the hair is tied as a knot on top of the head; a crown is also on the top. The face has two elongated ears, round eyeblows, eyes looking downward; the lips are shut; sloping sholders are wrapped with thin robe, which hung toward the knees. Right hand, showing a palm, is raised to the chest while the left hand is by the lower abdomen, as if holding something. The three wrinkles can be seen on the neck. All are made of wood.
Century: 12th century
Object Creation Date: 12th century
Accession Number: 1969/1.106
Medium and Support: wood with trace of color
relevance: rank 7.52325
Secondary Keywords: associated concepts; bodhisattva; buddhist doctrinal concepts; descriptors; design elements; doctrinal concepts; figures (representations); motifs; objects we use; people and culture; plant-derived motifs; religions; religions and religious concepts; religious concepts; visual works; visual works by subject type

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Title: “Heads should be bowed to him,” quotation from the Avalokitesvara Sutra
Artist: Yueshan Daozong (J. Etsuzan Dôshû; Ôbaku Etsuzan)
Physical Description: Long calligraphy hanging scroll with green colored backing. Calligraphy paper is faded. Black ink. Stamps in red in the top right corner and near the bottom on the left. A smaller font of calligraphy is set on the left side while the larger set of calligraphy takes up the center of the scroll.
Artist Life Dates: 1629-1709
Century: 17th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1660-1709
Accession Number: 1999/1.105
Medium and Support: ink on paper
relevance: rank 7.34471
Secondary Keywords: associated concepts; bodhisattva; buddhist doctrinal concepts; descriptors; doctrinal concepts; image-making processes and techniques; japanese buddhism; people and culture; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by specific type; religions; religions and religious concepts; religious concepts; writing (processes)

Title: Head of a Buddha, probably a 'kebutsu' (Buddha in a transformation body) from the crown of an Eleven-headed Avalokitesvara
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 13th century
Object Creation Date: 13th century
Accession Number: 1973/2.38
Medium and Support: gilt wood
relevance: rank 6.36906
Secondary Keywords: associated concepts; biological components; bodhisattva; buddhist doctrinal concepts; components; components and systems; components by specific context; descriptors; devotional images; doctrinal concepts; object genres; object genres by form; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by state or condition; religions; religions and religious concepts; religious concepts; religious visual works; the human body; upper body; visual works; visual works by function; visual works by subject type

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