White-robed Kannon
Can I see it?
Not on view at present
Where is “White-robed Kannon” now? Collection: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Minneapolis, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Buddhist monks, particularly those of the Zen school, were devoted landscape painters. Like calligraphy, painting was considered part of the spiritual training necessary for enlightenment. Zen monks favored monochrome ink painting due to its simplicity and straightforwardness. The priest Kenkō Shōkei, who served as secretary at Kenchōji Temple in Kamakura, studied Chinese paintings from the Song and Yuan dynasties and became a key figure in the ink-painting circles of Japan.
(2013.29.143.1-.3)
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Details
- Accession number
- 2013.29.143.2
In the catalog
Sources
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Image: Minneapolis Institute of Art — public domain
![Landscape [right of a triptych of White-Robed Kannon with Landscapes], attributed to Kenkō Shōkei, late 15th century](https://img.artsmia.org/web_objects_cache/117000/100/50/117157/mia_6010103_800.jpg)
![Landscape [left of a triptych of White-Robed Kannon with Landscapes], attributed to Kenkō Shōkei, late 15th century](https://img.artsmia.org/web_objects_cache/117000/100/50/117159/mia_6010110_800.jpg)
