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White-Robed Kannon (Byakue Kannon)

Date: c. 1200
Medium: hanging scroll; ink on paper
Culture: Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)
Department: Japanese Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID: 128950

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Kannon is a deity of mercy and compassion in the Buddhist faith. This monochrome sketch comes from Kōzan-ji, a temple in northwest Kyoto. The subdued ink tones and plain brushwork reflect the taste of Zen Buddhism, which began to have an impact on the visual arts in 13th-century Japan.

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Credit line: John L. Severance Fund
Provenance: ?–1951: (Howard Hollis and Co., Cleveland, OH, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) | 1951–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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