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Source Description
This manifestation of Avalokiteshvara in Japan is known as Fish-Basket Kannon and intentionally gendered female. She is associated with a Chinese legend in which the bodhisattva appeared in the guise of a beautiful young woman carrying a basket of fish in order to teach Buddhism to the men in a fishing village.
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Document identity
localId
24409
label
Fish-Basket Kannon
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
6
Source metadata
id
24409
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Fish-Basket Kannon
description
This manifestation of Avalokiteshvara in Japan is known as Fish-Basket Kannon and intentionally gendered female. She is associated with a Chinese legend in which the bodhisattva appeared in the guise of a beautiful young woman carrying a basket of fish in order to teach Buddhism to the men in a fishing village.
date
2nd half 19th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
statuettes (statues)
okimono
imageCount
6
pageCount
6
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
14.6
height
9.7
depth
6.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 3/4 × W: 3 13/16 × D: 2 11/16 in. (14.6 × 9.7 × 6.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Ichiryu Tomotoshi
med
Silver, copper, enamel, gilding
creator_ids
4406
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none
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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photo
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photo
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photo
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no
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photo
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no
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photo
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no