A large wooden figure of Kobo Daishi. Heian- or Kamakura-period...
A large wooden figure of Kobo Daishi. Heian- or Kamakura-period and later
Seated in meditation, holding a vajra in his right hand and prayer beads hanging from the left, the kesa held together by a cord at the left shoulder. Inside the belly behind a removeable piece of wood a number of consecratory scrolls printed in red and black on paper with texts, some of the scrolls unopend. A few more scrolls in wooden box. The head later replaced.
Height 64 cm
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A large wooden figure of Kobo Daishi. Heian- or Kamakura-period and later
Seated in meditation, holding a vajra in his right hand and prayer beads hanging from the left, the kesa held together by a cord at the left shoulder. Inside the belly behind a removeable piece of wood a number of consecratory scrolls printed in red and black on paper with texts, some of the scrolls unopend. A few more scrolls in wooden box. The head later replaced.
Height 64 cm
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