Seated Shō Kannon Bodhisattva (Hollow Dry Lacquer)
Hollow dry lacquer with lacquered gilding · Nara period · 8th century · Gankōji, Kagawa
Before Kūkai was born, his homeland already possessed Buddhist sculpture of capital-city quality.
Exhibition: Celebrating 1250 Years Since the Birth of the Great Master Kūkai: Kūkai and the Treasures of Shingon Buddhism — Tokyo National Museum · –