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Kannon

c. 1868–1912 · hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; inscription in gold ink on silk

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About this work

The bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Kannon in Japanese) stands with each of his feet upon a lotus blossom. The Buddha Amitabha (Amida in Japanese) appears in his headdress. The text written in golden characters attached to the top of the painting is a portion of a religious text extolling the virtues of the bodhisattva. The painter was inspired by Buddhist paintings of the Korean Goreyo period (918–1392); he attempted to reproduce the diaphanous shawl sometimes seen in such early works.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineKannon (観音菩薩像), c. 1868–1912. Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; inscription in gold ink on silk; overall: 227.9 x 75 cm (89 3/4 x 29 1/2 in.); painting only: 155 x 51.4 cm (61 x 20 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1986.8
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