tenne　天衣

KEY WORD :　art history / sculptures

Also tenne 纏衣. A long, narrow strip of ornamental cloth, found on images of *bosatsu 菩薩 (Sk: Bodhisattva) and *ten 天 (Sk: deva). The tenne is draped across the shoulders, and hangs down on both sides of the figure. It is sometimes wound around the loins and over the arms, before dropping down to the pedestal. Many *Kannon 観音 statues are shown wearing tenne, for example the standing *Juuichimen Kannon 十一面観音, in Shourinji 聖林寺, Nara (8c).

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