Standing Eleven-faced Kannon Bodhisattva (bronze)
Gilt bronze · Kamakura period · 13th century · Hase-dera, Nara
The principal image burned seven times; this bronze replica has fixed the “Hase-dera style” pose for posterity.
Exhibition: Celebrating 1250 Years Since the Birth of the Great Master Kūkai: Kūkai and the Treasures of Shingon Buddhism — Tokyo National Museum · –