Keitozan Jozenji Temple
Main Image Standing Wooden Eleven-Faced Kannon Bosatsu (Otomo Kannon) Category Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)
Impression TagsSolemnityMysteryNobility
DescriptionThe standing wooden Eleven-Faced Kannon Bosatsu enshrined in Jozenji Temple’s Kannon Hall is known as “Otomo Kannon” and has long been worshipped as one of the “Three Kannon of Kesen,” together with Ikawa Kannon at Chokokuji (locally called Hasedera) in Ofunato and Yahagi Kannon at Kannonji in Rikuzentakata. Made in joined-wood construction and dated to the 15th–16th centuries of the Muromachi period, the monumental figure stands more than 3.2 meters high. It is characterized by a large egg-shaped head, a high-waisted vertically emphasized form, and carefully carved drapery, and is designated as a Tangible Cultural Property of Iwate Prefecture. The Kannon Hall is said to have been rebuilt in 1696, and the grounds also preserve an ancient Ubasugi cedar said to be about 1,000 years old. The principal image is a secret Buddha and can be viewed only during the major unveiling held once every 33 years and the intermediate unveiling held once every 17 years.
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