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Kanō Tan'yū
Water-Moon KannonEdo period (1615-1868), 17th century

Not on view
Japanese hanging scroll, ink painting on cream paper, a robed figure seated on rocks gazing upward toward a pale moon, with vertical calligraphic inscription to the right, mounted on silvery-tan silk brocade
Ink painting on paper of a seated figure in flowing robes, raising one hand to their chin, positioned on dark rocks beside swirling water, with bamboo and a large moon in the background; vertical columns of Japanese cursive script at right.
Artist or Maker
Kanō Tan'yū
Japan, 1602-1674
Title
Water-Moon Kannon
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
Edo period (1615-1868), 17th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 5 5/8 x 5 3/8 in. (14.2 x 13.6 cm); Mount: 51 x 14 5/8 in. (129.5 x 37.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Murray Smith
Accession Number
M.91.148.3
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Little, Stephen, Tushara Bindu Gude, Karina Romero Blanco, Silvia Seligson, Marco Antonio Karam. Las Huellas de Buda. Ciudad de México : Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, 2018.
  • Little, Stephen, and Tushara Bindu Gude. Realms of the Dharma: Buddhist Art across Asia. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2025.