# Water-Moon Kannon

- By: Gakuō Zōkyū (Japanese, active about 1482–1514)
- Date: c. 1500
- Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
- Classification: Painting
- Dimensions: Painting: 104.8 x 44 cm (41 1/4 x 17 5/16 in.); Mounted: 207 x 62.5 cm (81 1/2 x 24 5/8 in.)
- Culture: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
- Credit line: John L. Severance Fund
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.110)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/cma/1985.110/1985.110_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

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.