Votive plaque (kakebotoke): Thousand-Armed, Eleven-Headed Kannon
Datelate 13th century-early 14th century
Maker
Japanese
Object number50.123
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Luminous: The Art of Asia", October 13, 2011 - January 8, 2012
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Discovering Buddhist Art - Seeking the Sublime", July 9, 2003 - June 3, 2005
Vancouver, British Columbia, Vancouver Art Gallery, "Distant Reverence: Buddhist Sculpture From The Seattle Art Museum", August 16 - October 22, 1989, (08/16/1989 - 10/22/1989)
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "A Thousand Cranes: Treasures Of Japanese Art", February 5 - July 12, 1987 (02/05/1987 - 07/12/1987)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. 64
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, "A Thousand Cranes: Treasures Of Japanese Art", copublished by Chronicle Books, San Francisco, California, 1987, p. 108, ill. p. 109Credit LineGift of Howard Hollis
Dimensions2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm)
Diam.: 24.8 cm
MediumBronze, gold and silver gilt on wood
18th-19th century
Object number: 57.124
Votive tablet: standing Sahasrabhuja (eleven-headed, thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara) with attendants
18th-19th century
Object number: 62.18