id:			150185
accession number:	1981.1
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1981.1
updated:		2019-11-21 09:00:28.285000

Horse-Headed Kannon (Batō Kannon), 14th century. Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333). Wood; overall: 110.6 cm (43 9/16 in.); base: 28 cm (11 in.); figure: 82.6 cm (32 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1981.1

title:				Horse-Headed Kannon (Batō Kannon)
title in original language:	馬頭観音像
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creation date:			14th century
creation date earliest:		1300
creation date latest:		1399
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333)
technique:	wood
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 110.6 cm (43 9/16 in.); Base: 28 cm (11 in.); Figure: 82.6 cm (32 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1981
	opening date:   1982-02-17T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1981</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Hodarakuson-ji Temple, Wakayama Prefecture
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wall description: 
Bato Kannon is the "Horse-Headed" Avalokitesvara, or Bodhisattva of Compassion, who presides over the realm of animals in the Buddhist Six Realms of Existence.
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