Buddhist Art on Nostr: Eleven-faced #Kannon Seated Statue, Yakuno-dera, Shiga Prefecture, #Japan, early ...

Eleven-faced #Kannon Seated Statue, Yakuno-dera, Shiga Prefecture, #Japan, early #Heian period. One of the largest hidden #Buddha statues in #Japan, with a height of 312 cm. A single wooden structure. She holds a vase of flowers in her left hand and a rosary in her right hand on her lap. A massive statue from the early #Heian period, also known as the '#Kannon'. The doors are opened several times each year.
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