memorial; carving (ritual & belief: representations)

General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn19125
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn19125

Memorial stone, ita-hi, depicting seated Nyoirin Kannon Cintamanicakra, a form of Avalokiteshvara. The inscription indicates that the figure was erected in memory of a girl who died, aged 5, on the date Houei 5, September (September 1708). It gives her holy name also, 'Kourin-shinnyo'.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn19125
Date
1708
PLACE
CULTURE
Japanese
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 588 mm x 330 mm x 217 mm; overall: 580 mm x 340 mm x 220 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
stone
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
On display: Horniman Museum > World Gallery > Introduction > Sentiment - left
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