The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 25, 2024
Kannon
early 1200s
(1185–1333)
with base: 69.2 x 27.7 x 29 cm (27 1/4 x 10 7/8 x 11 7/16 in.); without base: 59.1 x 18.8 x 28 cm (23 1/4 x 7 3/8 x 11 in.)
Gift of Ralph King 1919.913
Location: not on view
Description
Kannon, the bodhisattva of compassion, is one of the two bodhisattvas attending Amida, the Buddha of the Western Paradise. The sculpture stands on a lotus pedestal, holding a lotus dais on which the soul of the faithful is received into paradise. The use of gold was prevalent in Buddhist art during this time—it was believed that the yellow light permeated the regions of the Amida—and Amida worship prevailed throughout Japan.- (Mrs. Henry Golden Dearth)
- The University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI, 1984: Trends and Traditions in Japanese Art.Cleveland Museum of Art, 1977: In the Nature of Materials - Japanese Decorative Arts.
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1919.913