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Nyoirin Kannon, 1680, Edo period Japan, Andesite. Nyoirin Kannon, a form of the wishgranting bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, is one of Japan's most popular deities. Stone figures such as this were erected as an act of piety in the grounds of shrines or smal

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Nyoirin Kannon, 1680, Edo period Japan, Andesite. Nyoirin Kannon, a form of the wishgranting bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, is one of Japan's most popular deities.  Stone figures such as this were erected as an act of piety in the grounds of shrines or smal