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Statue of Kwannon, Hokkeji Temple, Nara-ken, ca. 1921
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| Title | Statue of Kwannon, Hokkeji Temple, Nara-ken, ca. 1921 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | ca. 1921 |
| Notes | Caption below image: The Eleven-Faced Kwannon, Hokkeiji, Naraken, Japan
PH Coll 100.44 |
| Contextual Notes | In Buddhism, Kwannon is a form, often regarded as female (and known to the West as ˜goddess of mercy™), of the bodhisattva Avalokite-sacutevara. Kwannon is the most important bodhisattva in all main schools of Buddhism, and is an attendant of Amida Bu |
| Location Depicted | Japan--Nara-ken |
| Negative Number | UW28376z
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| Subjects (LCSH) | Kwannon (Buddhist deity)<
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Hokkeji (Nara-shi, Japan)
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| Digital Collection | International Collections
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| Order Number | INC0239
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| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | John Dutton Wright Photograph Collection. PH Coll 100 |
| Object Type | Photograph |
| Physical Description | Silver gelatin |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original text at 150 dpi in color or greyscale, saved in JPEG format and resized to 768 ppi horizontal. Saved at compression rate 3. 2005 |
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