Willow-and-Moon Kannon (Yōryū Kannon)

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Willow-and-Moon Kannon (Yōryū Kannon)

Gakuō ZōkyūLinkedCulture matchlcp-d4e91d95f172

Date
c. 1500
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Culture
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
Department
Japanese Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
152184

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This painting of Kannon, a Buddhist deity of mercy and compassion with many forms. is attributed to Gakuō Zōkyū, a well-known Zen monk who specialized in ink painting. Kannon looks at the moon reflected in the water, a symbol of impermanence, and holds a willow branch and water vase symbolizing healing and purification. Kannon is a bodhisattva—a being capable of enlightenment, but who delays it in order to help other beings.

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Credit line
John L. Severance Fund
Provenance
?-1985: (Kochukyo Co., Inc., Tokyo, Japan, ?-1985, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) | 1985-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1985-present

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