id:			128950
accession number:	1951.540
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1951.540
updated:		2020-12-10 10:00:20.329000

White-Robed Kannon (Byakue Kannon), c. 1200. Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; image: 91.4 x 45.1 cm (36 x 17 3/4 in.); overall: 178.4 x 64.1 cm (70 1/4 x 25 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1951.540

title:				White-Robed Kannon (Byakue Kannon)
title in original language:	白衣観音像
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creation date:			c. 1200
creation date earliest:		1190
creation date latest:		1210
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333)
technique:	hanging scroll; ink on paper
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	ASIAN - Hanging scroll
type:		Painting
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measurements: Image: 91.4 x 45.1 cm (36 x 17 3/4 in.); Overall: 178.4 x 64.1 cm (70 1/4 x 25 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Suibokuga: Japanese Ink Painting
	opening date:   1985-10-01T04:00:00
	<i>Suibokuga: Japanese Ink Painting</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 1, 1985-February 24, 1986).

	title:		Asian Autumn: Masterpieces from the Collection
	opening date:   1991-09-17T04:00:00
	<i>Asian Autumn: Masterpieces from the Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 17, 1991-January 5, 1992).

	title:		Highlights of Asian Paintings from The Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   1998-02-21T00:00:00
	<i>Highlights of Asian Paintings from The Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. Nara National Museum (organizer) (February 21-March 29, 1998); Suntory Museum of Art (April 28-June 21, 1998).

	title:		Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation
	opening date:   2018-07-11T04:00:00
	<i>Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (July 11, 2018-January 7, 2019).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 119)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 13-November 17, 2004).

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PROVENANCE

	(Howard Hollis and Co., Cleveland, OH, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1951
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1951-
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wall description: 
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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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 917
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n162

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 277
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n301

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 276
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n300

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 372
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n392

	<em>Tōyō kaiga no seika: tokubetsuten: Kurīvurando Bijutsukan no korekushon kara</em> [東洋絵画の精華 : 特别展 : クリーヴラント美術館のコレクションから = Highlights of Asian painting from the Cleveland Museum of Art]. Nara, Japan: Nara National Museum, 1998.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 83, cat. no. 52
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	Grossman, Nancy, James T. Ulak, Marjorie Williams, and Laurence Channing. Art of Japan: <em>Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2005.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 32
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IMAGES

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