id:			152184
accession number:	1985.110
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.110
updated:		2023-03-14 12:01:25.226000

Willow-and-Moon Kannon (Yōryū Kannon), c. 1500. Attributed to Gakuō Zōkyū (Japanese, active about 1482–1514). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; overall with knobs: 207 x 67.9 cm (81 1/2 x 26 3/4 in.); painting only: 104.8 x 44 cm (41 1/4 x 17 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1985.110

title:				Willow-and-Moon Kannon (Yōryū Kannon)
title in original language:	楊柳観音図
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creation date:			c. 1500
creation date earliest:		1490
creation date latest:		1510
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
technique:	Hanging scroll; ink on paper
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	ASIAN - Hanging scroll
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Gakuō Zōkyū (Japanese, active about 1482–1514)  - artist

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measurements: Overall with knobs: 207 x 67.9 cm (81 1/2 x 26 3/4 in.); Painting only: 104.8 x 44 cm (41 1/4 x 17 5/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1985
	opening date:   1986-02-12T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1985</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 12-April 20, 1986).

	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

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PROVENANCE

	(Kochukyo Co., Inc., Tokyo, Japan, ?-1985, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1985
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1985-present
	date: 1985-
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fun fact:
Kannon is a bodhisattva—a being capable of enlightenment, but who delays it in order to help other beings.

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wall description:
This painting of Kannon, a Buddhist deity of mercy and compassion with many forms. is attributed to Gakuō Zōkyū, a well-known Zen monk who specialized in ink painting. Kannon looks at the moon reflected in the water, a symbol of impermanence, and holds a willow branch and water vase symbolizing healing and purification.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cunningham, Michael R. and others. <em>Masterworks of Asian Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1998.
	page number: 	Reproduced: pp. 206-207
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IMAGES

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full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1985.110/1985.110_full.tif