Avalokiteshvara (Sho Kannon)

12th century

Japanese

Wood, gesso, polychromy

15 1/2 x 4 5/16 x 3 7/16 in. (39.4 x 10.9 x 8.8 cm)

Overall h.: 18 3/8 in.

Overall w.: 6 1/8 in.

Overall diam.: 6 in.

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection

58.30

Not currently on view

Resources

Published ReferencesFuller, Richard E. "Japanese Art in the Seattle Art Museum: An Historical Sketch." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1960 ("Presented in commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and the United States of America"), no. 38

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