# Guanyin

- By: Satō Zenchū (died 1935)
- Date: in or before 1935
- Medium: paper, ink
- Classification: hanging scroll
- Dimensions: height 0 cm x width 0 cm
- Credit line: On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (gift F. Hess, 2018)
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/AK-MAK-1795--45c8aa663d120b99c9ee7822739278fa)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/0c11dd5ac5b613342399f7f9e52cbb4c.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

It is an ancient tradition to show reverence by writing Buddhist texts in gold on indigo blue paper. The inscription at the top here is a sutra (a Buddhist scripture) about Guanyin, the god of mercy. This popular deity offers enlightenment to everyone who suffers, and relieves their burdens. Here, too, Guanyin seems to approach us with sympathy.