Statue of Fugen Bosatsu

Made:: 1870-1910 in Japan

Carved wooden deity with 9 pairs of arms

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Carved wooden deity with 9 pairs of arms
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Carved wooden deity with 9 pairs of arms, seated on lotus flower and attended by 2 elderly males, possibly Fugen Bosatsu, Japanese, 1870-1910

Details

Category:: Asian Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A7277

Materials:: complete, wood, metal and plaster

Measurements:: overall: 385 mm x 345 mm x 220 mm,

type:: statue

credit:: Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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