id:			127733
accession number:	1950.392
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1950.392
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:16.043000

Kannon, mid-600s to early 700s. Japan, Asuka period (538–710). Gilt bronze; overall: 32 cm (12 5/8 in.); with tang: 30.3 cm (11 15/16 in.); without tang: 25.8 cm (10 3/16 in.); base: 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.); diameter of base: 11.2 cm (4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1950.392

title:				Kannon
title in original language:	観音菩薩像
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creation date:			mid-600s to early 700s
creation date earliest:		645
creation date latest:		710
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Japan, Asuka period (538–710)
technique:	gilt bronze
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 32 cm (12 5/8 in.); with tang: 30.3 cm (11 15/16 in.); without tang: 25.8 cm (10 3/16 in.); Base: 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.); Diameter of base: 11.2 cm (4 7/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		35th Anniversary Exhibition
	opening date:   1951-06-20T04:00:00
	<i>35th Anniversary Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20-September 30, 1951).

	title:		Korea: Bridge of Culture
	opening date:   1980-06-11T04:00:00
	<i>Korea: Bridge of Culture</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (June 11-August 10, 1980).

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PROVENANCE

	Hara Tomitarō 原 富太郎 [1868–1939], Yokohama, Japan
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	(Hollis & Company, Cleveland, OH, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1950-
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