GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The bodhisattva Nyoirin Kannon was very popular in Japan, as he could make people rich and prosperous in several of his incarnations. He is named for the nyoi hoju—wish-fulfilling jewels, also called the cintamani—and the Wheel of Dharma (Buddhist law), which he holds in two of his six hands. The six hands symbolize the six realms of rebirth, over which the deity presides.
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- Anne Bromberg, Label text, 2016.
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Japan (nation): TGN: 1000120
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wood (plant material): AAT: 300011914
Historical periods
Edo (Japanese period): AAT: 300106643
seventeenth century (dates CE): AAT: 300404511
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Bodhisattva: AAT: 300264360
dharma: AAT: 300264384
gems (worked stones): AAT: 300011172
Japanese Buddhism: AAT: 300022000
karma (Buddhist doctrinal concepts): AAT: 300404702
prosperity: AAT: 300055744
reincarnation: AAT: 300073437
sculpture: AAT: 300047090
sitting (seated): AAT: 300263970
symbolism: AAT: 300055865
wealth: AAT: 300055767
wheels: AAT: 300024976
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PROVENANCE
2015-2016: Hiroshi Yanagi Oriental Art, Kyoto, purchased at auction [1]
2016: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of David T. Owsley via the Alvin and Lucy Owsley Foundation and the Bromberg Family Wendover Fund, purchased from above at Asia Week, New York
The main source for this provenance is the Dallas Museum of Art Acquisition Consideration Authorization Form, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records object file. Exceptions and supporting documentation are noted.
[1] See the email from Carol Griffin to Tamara Wootton Forsyth, both of the Dallas Museum of Art, dated April 6, 2016. Copy in object file.
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General Description
The bodhisattva Nyoirin Kannon was very popular in Japan, as he could make people rich and prosperous in several of his incarnations. He is named for the nyoi hoju—wish-fulfilling jewels, also called the cintamani—and the Wheel of Dharma (Buddhist law), which he holds in two of his six hands. The six hands symbolize the six realms of rebirth, over which the deity presides.
Excerpt from
- Anne Bromberg, Label text, 2016.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
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Notes
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Japan (nation): TGN: 1000120
Process/materials
wood (plant material): AAT: 300011914
Historical periods
Edo (Japanese period): AAT: 300106643
seventeenth century (dates CE): AAT: 300404511
Individuals
Subject terms
Bodhisattva: AAT: 300264360
dharma: AAT: 300264384
gems (worked stones): AAT: 300011172
Japanese Buddhism: AAT: 300022000
karma (Buddhist doctrinal concepts): AAT: 300404702
prosperity: AAT: 300055744
reincarnation: AAT: 300073437
sculpture: AAT: 300047090
sitting (seated): AAT: 300263970
symbolism: AAT: 300055865
wealth: AAT: 300055767
wheels: AAT: 300024976
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
2015-2016: Hiroshi Yanagi Oriental Art, Kyoto, purchased at auction [1]
2016: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of David T. Owsley via the Alvin and Lucy Owsley Foundation and the Bromberg Family Wendover Fund, purchased from above at Asia Week, New York
The main source for this provenance is the Dallas Museum of Art Acquisition Consideration Authorization Form, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records object file. Exceptions and supporting documentation are noted.
[1] See the email from Carol Griffin to Tamara Wootton Forsyth, both of the Dallas Museum of Art, dated April 6, 2016. Copy in object file.
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