Locket with Two Buddhist Deities
13th century (Kamakura period (1185–1333))
H: 2 1/2 (6.3 cm); Open W: 4 3/4 × D: 1/2 in. (12 × 1.2 cm); Closed W: 2 3/8 × D: 15/16 in. (6 × 2.4 cm)
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This locket features two Buddhist deities with different functions. On the left is the "1,000-armed Kannon" (Avalokiteshvara), symbolizing compassion for all living creatures. On the right is a "King of Desire" named Aizen Myoo, with a ferocious facial expression. The lion hea...
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Wakai Kanesaburo, Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876 (?); William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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4
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