Shiofune Kannonji Temple
Main Image Standing Eleven-Headed, Thousand-Armed and Thousand-Eyed Kannon Bosatsu (Principal Image) Category Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)
Impression TagsNobilitySolemnityMystery
DescriptionThe secret principal image enshrined in the zushi of the Main Hall at Shiofune Kannonji is a standing Eleven-Headed, Thousand-Armed and Thousand-Eyed Kannon Bodhisattva. The 144.0 cm-high figure is made of joined hinoki cypress, has crystal eyes, and is finished with gold pigment on the flesh and gold leaf over lacquer on the robes. Inscriptions show that it was created in 1264 by the Buddhist sculptors Hogen Kaisei and Hokyo Kaiken, and repaired in 1512. Its tall, slender figure with forty-two arms is distinguished by a refined, dignified appearance, and it is designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan. Normally kept hidden inside the zushi, it is unveiled four times a year: January 1–3, January 16 for the First Kannon observance, during the May Grand Festival, and at the Shimanrokusennichi Festival on the second Sunday of August.
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