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Important Cultural Property

The Eleven-Headed Bodhisattva Kannon

十一面観音菩薩立像
The Eleven-Headed Bodhisattva Kannon (十一面観音菩薩立像)
PLATE IImage: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Sculpture · Asuka period, 7th 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
601–700
Location
Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID
cobas-58266

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This statue of a Buddhist deity illustrates cultural links between China, India, and Japan. It was created in China in the 600s in an Indian style. Around this time, Chinese monks were traveling to India, the birthplace of Buddhism, and returning with scriptures and images that influenced Chinese art. Later, the statue was brought to Japan and preserved at a shrine in Nara.

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

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “The Eleven-Headed Bodhisattva Kannon（十一面観音菩薩立像）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-58266. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/the-eleven-headed-bodhisattva-kannon/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Genre: Sculpture
  • Material: Wood
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • Category: Sculpture:Buddhist sculpture:Bodhisattvas
  • 員数: 1軀
  • 分類: 彫刻
  • 品質形状: 木造
  • 種別: 彫刻:仏教彫刻:菩薩
  • 法量: 高42.4 台座高17.6

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