Water-Moon Kannon
c. 1500
- Medium
- Hanging scroll; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 104.8 × 44 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-112363
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.
Provenance
Severance Fund, 1985.110
Registry history
- c. 1500 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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