Front Panel of the Standing Statue of Bodhisattva Kannon (Ento-ji Temple)

It is enshrined as a representative image of the Venerable Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. Although it is a small standing statue, its face, with its gentle smile, and its well-proportioned figure inspire a sense of warmth and familiarity.

According to the temple’s tradition, this statue is believed to be the one that Nitta Yoshisuke—a military commander on the Southern Court side during the Northern and Southern Courts War—brought from Kamakura as an offering after the fall of the Kamakura Shogunate; it is thought to have been created as a personal Buddhist image. Based on its sculptural style, which features tense, sharp lines, it is believed to predate the Muromachi period.

Wooden statue, 18 cm tall. Designated on October 1, Showa 56.