White-robed Avalokiteshvara Viewing a Waterfall

Minneapolis Institute of Art

White-robed Avalokiteshvara Viewing a Waterfall

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Date
15th century
Medium
Hanging scroll, ink on silk
Department
Asian Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
117465

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Avalokiteshvara, known in Japanese as Kannon, is one of the most popular deities in Zen Buddhism, and monochrome ink paintings of Kannon relaxing in nature were a staple of Zen painters’ repertoires. Such images imagine the deity in his own paradise, which sacred texts describe as a high seaside grotto surrounded by waterfalls and lush plants. Here, Kannon sits casually on a boulder, his legs tucked beneath him, and gazes up at a waterfall. Asia

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Gift of the Clark Center for Japanese Art & Culture

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