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 series: series in original language: creation date: 14th century creation date earliest: 1300 creation date latest: 1399 current location: creditline: John L. Severance Fund copyright: --- culture: Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333) technique: wood department: Japanese Art collection: Japanese Art type: Sculpture find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 110.6 cm (43 9/16 in.); Base: 28 cm (11 in.); Figure: 82.6 cm (32 1/2 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: The Year in Review for 1981 opening date: 1982-02-17T05:00:00 The Year in Review for 1981. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE Hodarakuson-ji Temple, Wakayama Prefecture date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: 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. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1981.1/1981.1_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1981.1/1981.1_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1981.1/1981.1_full.tif