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English: Eleven-faced Goddess of Mercy (絹本著色十一面観音像, kenpon choshoku jūichimen kannonzō). Hanging scroll. Color on silk, 168.8 cm × 89.6 cm (66.5 in × 35.3 in). Located in the Nara National Museum, Nara, Japan. This item has been handed down in Hokki-ji and selected as National Treasure in the category "paintings".
Date Heian period, 12th century
Source Emuseum
Author UnknownUnknown , edited by Alchemist-hp
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