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Toshodaiji Temple: Six-Armed Bodhisattva

JAPAN, Nara; Nara period (710–794), late 8th century; Nutmeg wood; H: 173.2 cm
The statue was carved from nutmeg wood towards the end of the 8th century and is listed as an Important Cultural Property in Japan. It is has been greatly damaged but originally incorporated a third eye and six arms.
　 The Bodhisattva 's hair is arranged about a high framework and held in place by a fillet. The neck has the three lines of a great person. The figure 's wide shoulders are wrapped in stoles that fall to the belted skirt, while a deerskin stole fastens in a knot across the chest.

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