Mirror with the Thousand-Armed Bodhisattva Kannon Cultural Heritage Online

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Mirror with the Thousand-Armed Bodhisattva Kannon

Heian period, 12th century

Cast bronze with hairline engraving

径24.2

1面

Inscriptions:墨書「御正躰／千手観音」 ; 墨書「御正躰／重五拾六匁　圣八寸一分／千手観世音菩薩蹴彫／女躰　上宮の文字を線刻す／藤原時代末之作／秀真誌」「秀真」（朱文方印）

Important Art Object

An artisan engraved flowing lines into the bronze to depict a Buddhist deity. Two holes at the top suggest this mirror was hung up for worship.

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