Category:

Municipally Designated Tangible Folk Cultural Property

Title:

Fukujuan hyaku kannon

Hundred Kannon of Fukujuan

福寿庵百観音

No. of features:

103 statues

Designated:

March 30, 2009

Location:

1313 Horai, Nishi Ward

Owner:

Under private ownership

Description:

This group of Buddhist icons is located in Fukujuan, a Buddhist temple near the Arakawa River.

The collection enshrines 103 wooden and metal statues that were collected from sacred sites dedicated to Kannon in Saigoku, Bando, and Chichibu in the mid-Edo period. It features the Nyoirin Kannon (Cintāmaṇicakra) as its central piece. The central Buddhist image is 14.5 centimeters tall, with the largest reaching 43 centimeters. The collection has an average height of 25 centimeters.

Having survived many floods, this monument stands as a treasured testament to the persistence of folk beliefs.

Associated Texts:

vol.10, Survey Report on the Cultural Properties of Saitama City.

This cultural property is not on display to the public.

Inquiries (Japanese only)

Cultural Heritage Preservation Division, Department of Lifelong Learning, Board of Education Secretariat　

TEL: 048-829-1723 FAX: 048-829-1989

https://www.city.saitama.jp/004/005/006/001/019/003/003/p008381.html