佛像网

尺寸：H. 46.6 cm
年代：13世纪
质地：木造、寄木结构
风格：日本
来源：奈良国立博物馆
参阅：外部链接
鉴赏：
Bodhisattva Ekadaśamukha

Wood, joined block construction

Statues exemplifying the style of the master Buddhist sculptor Zen’en (a.k.a. Zenkei; 1197–1258) feature innocent, child-like expressions like the one seen here. The name of the Kōfukuji priest Han’en (dates unknown) appears inside the statue, along with a prayer for protection addressed to a Kasuga deity. This image is thought to represent Jūichimen Kannon as the original form of the deity in the fourth of the five main Kasuga shrines.

Buddhist Art Paradise: Jewels of the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2021.7, p.335, no.184.

十一面观音

此像体现了佛师 Zen’en（又名 Zenkei；1197–1258）之风格，面容稚拙天真，为其代表性特征。像内纳有兴福寺僧人 Han’en 之名及祈求春日神护佑之愿文。一般认为，此像即为春日社五社之第四殿所祀神祇之本尊——十一面观音。

——《佛教美术 paradise：奈良国立博物馆珍宝展》，奈良国立博物馆，2021年7月，第335页，第184号

There is a sense of sweetness and youthful beauty to this statue. From an inscription on an inner surface of the image and another on a sutra scroll deposited within it, we learn not only that it was produced by the Buddhist sculptor Zen’en and consecrated in 1221 (Jōkyū 3), but also that it emerged within the context of faith in the Kasuga deities. While colors have been added during repairs in the time since its production, its exquisite colors dating to the time of its production can be seen in the decorative scarf at the abdomen.

此像蕴含甜美柔和之气质与青春之美。据像内及纳入经卷之题记记载，本像由佛师 Zen’en 制作，于承久三年（1221）开眼供养，并可知其与春日神信仰密切相关。虽历经后世修复补彩，腹部帔帛装饰仍可见当年之精美色彩。

The ink inscription was written inside of the body and the colophon on the Diamond sutra deposited therein, suggesting that this statue was made by the Buddhist sculptor Zen'en in 1221 based upon the faith in the Kasuga deity. The eleven-headed Kannon was enshrined as an original substance of Buddhist deity (honji) in the Forth shrine of Kasuga Shisho Myōjin (the Four Gods of Kasuga).

Masterworks from the Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall at the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2010, p.141, no.132.

像内墨书题记及纳入之《金刚经》跋文记载，此像为佛师 Zen’en 基于春日神信仰，于1221年所作。十一面观音作为春日四所明神之第四殿本地佛而受供奉。

——《奈良国立博物馆佛教雕刻馆名品选》，奈良国立博物馆，2010年，第141页，第132号