"Buddha (B)" [Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; Japanese, Kannon bosatsu] / Saitô Kiyoshi
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- Accession Number
- 1987/1.241
- Title
- "Buddha (B)" [Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; Japanese, Kannon bosatsu]
- Artist
- Saitô Kiyoshi
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- (active 1907 - 1997)
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Object Creation Date
- mid 20th century
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. Lawrence Preuss
- Style/Group/Movement
- Sôsaku hanga
- Inscription
- Artist's signature and seal at lower right corner
- Period
- Japan, Showa Era (1926-1989)
- Dimensions
- 60 cm x 45.5 cm (23 5/8 in. x 17 15/16 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Subject Matter
- Despite the title given by the artist, this print is a highly abstracted representation of a famous 7th century sculpture of the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (J. Kannon), in the collection of Hôryûji Temple, Nara.
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- buddhist doctrinal concepts
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 905 x 1241
- File Size
- 140 KB
- Record
- 1987/1.241
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""Buddha (B)" [Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; Japanese, Kannon bosatsu]; Saitô Kiyoshi." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1987-sl-1.241/1987_1.241.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2024.