Kurose Kannon Hall
Main Image Seated Bronze Buddha and Seated Bronze Bosatsu Category Tathagata / Bodhisattva
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DescriptionTwo Buddhist images brought from the Asian mainland are preserved in Kurose, a settlement at the head of Aso Bay. The seated bronze Buddha is thought to have been cast in eighth-century Unified Silla. Depicted seated with the right shoulder exposed, it is a nationally designated Important Cultural Property. Despite damage and deformation from fire, its full face and vigorously modeled robe folds retain exceptional sculptural quality. Locally called the 'Goddess,' it has long been venerated as a protector of safe childbirth. Beside it is a seated bronze Bodhisattva believed to have been made on the Korean Peninsula in the late fourteenth century, also bearing traces of fire. Both are kept in a normally locked hall, and viewing must be arranged in advance with Tsushima City.
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