anonymous
Nyoirin Kannon
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Nyoirin Kannon” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Kannon, the bodhisattva of compassion, also appears as Nyoirin. His name derives from two attributes: the wish-granting
jewel (nyoi hoju) and the wheel of law (horin), symbolising Buddhist teaching. Much of the silk has worn and parts of the
painting have discoloured and darkened, yet the gold motifs give a sense of the work’s original splendour.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- AK-MAK-1408
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
