Kannonji Temple
Main Image Standing Wooden Six-Armed Eleven-Faced Kannon Bosatsu Category Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)
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DescriptionThe standing wooden Six-Armed Eleven-Faced Kannon Bosatsu enshrined inside the shrine of Kannonji Temple’s Kannon Hall is a Tangible Cultural Property designated by Iwate Prefecture and is thought to have been made in the late Heian period, in the 12th century. The monumental figure stands 304.4 cm high and has eleven faces and six arms. In addition to a pair of hands joined in prayer before the chest, it holds a rosary, a water vessel, a staff, and other implements. Kannonji also preserves a standing wooden Kannon Bosatsu traditionally identified as Kokuzo Bosatsu and a standing wooden heavenly-being figure traditionally identified as Bishamonten, both from the same period; all three are prefectural cultural properties. Together with the Kannon images of Chokokuji (locally called Hasedera) in Ofunato and Jozenji in Rikuzentakata, this image is known as one of the “Three Kannon of Kesen.” Normally hidden as a secret image, it is scheduled to be unveiled from July 17 to 19, 2027.
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