my-ear-trumpet:Another Japanese statue of the Virgin Mary disguised as the bodhisattva Kannon used b
my-ear-trumpet:Another Japanese statue of the Virgin Mary disguised as the bodhisattva Kannon used by “Hidden Christians”(Nantoyōsō Collection, Japan) (via Wikipedia) “During the Edo Period in Japan, when Christianity was banned and punishable by death, some underground Christian groups venerated Jesus and the Virgin Mary by disguising them as statues of Kannon holding a child; such statues are known as Maria Kannon. Many had a cross hidden in an inconspicuous location.” -- source link
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