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Materials of Maria Kannon and Related Images

 

The types of materials used to make the Maria Kannons and other underground Christian Marian images in The Christian Kannon, The Buddhist Maria are featured in this chart. This chart is not a comprehensive survey of Maria Kannons as a whole but it is a way to examine the variety and popularity of materials used for the images in the exhibit.

Objects link to circles labeled with the names of materials, such as "alabaster" or "bronze". In examining this chart, the most popular material is ceramic. This may be due to the large number of Maria Kannons produced in kilns in Fujian County, China as represented in this exhibiton.