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The Eleven-Headed Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara in a Niche

十一面観音龕
The Eleven-Headed Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara in a Niche (十一面観音龕)
PLATE IImage: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Sculpture · Nara period, 8th century · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category
Sculpture
Date
701–800
Location
Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID
cobas-144614

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This is another example of the niched Buddhist images from Baoqingsi Temple. With a long left arm holding a pitcher, the figure is slender, and its face and body look firm and youthful.

— Museum description: Tokyo National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “The Eleven-Headed Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara in a Niche（十一面観音龕）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-144614. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/the-eleven-headed-bodhisattva-avalokite-vara-in-a-niche/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Genre: Asian Sculpture
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • Material: Limestone
  • 員数: 1面
  • 分類: 東洋彫刻
  • 品質形状: 石造（石灰岩）
  • 法量: 全高108.5 全張29.8 全奥13.8 像高85.8

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