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Guanyin
Sōzan Genkyō (1798–1868)
1799 - 1869
- Medium
- paper, ink
- Classification
- hanging scroll
- Dimensions
- height 106.2 cm x width 30.6 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Credit line
- On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (gift F. Hess, 2018)
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed
About this work
Here the Buddhist deity Guanyin meditates under a willow beside the water. The inscription mentions his mercy and compassion for all living beings. Compassion is an essential part of Zen. ‘The willow is firm and flexible Guanyin is a willow His infinite compassion eases all suffering His vow to save all beings is as deep as the ocean.’
