Kwanum

anoniem, anoniem, 1300 - 1400

Kwanum’s enormous size – he is known as bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, or Guanyin – accentuates his importance. Beneath that overwhelming and richly attired figure, the boy Sudhana appears in the corner as a small, humble supplicant. He has come to ask the god questions.

Artwork typeAvalokitesvara, hanging scroll
Object numberAK-MAK-492
Dimensionsheight 130.0 cm x width 60.0 cm, height 12 cm x width 67 cm x depth 12 cm

Identification

Title(s)
Rolschildering, Avalokiteshvara in Potalaka
Object type
Object number
AK-MAK-492
Description
Schildering van Guanyin gezeten op een rots van de Potalaka in Maharajalila. In houten doos.
Catalogue reference
- G. Migeon, Musée du Louvre, L'art Chinois, Parijs 1925, nr. 105, pl. 48.
- Special exhibition, Korean Buddhist paintings of Kingo Dynasty (Korai Butsuga), Nara : Yamato Bunkakan, 1979, cat. nrs. 27-36 (esp. 27).
- H.F.E. Visser, Kunst uit het Oosten, Amsterdam 1953, pl. 33.
- Cat. Legaat Verburgt, nr. 1 (Bulletin van de Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst. Derde Serie 19-20 (1970))
- C.L. Wang, 'True Identity...', The Rijksmuseum Bulletin 66/2 (2018), pp. 100-119.
- Collection Ch. Gillot, Objets d'art et peintures d'Extrême Orient, Paris 1904, nr. 2004 (afb.) : japanse versie.
- H.F.E. Visser, Asiatic art in private collections in Holland and Belgium, Amsterdam 1953, nr. 198, pl. 101, I.

Creation

Creation
- painter: anoniem, Japan
- painter: anoniem, Korea (possibly)
- painter: anoniem, China (possibly)
Dating
1300 - 1400
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Material and technique

Material
Dimensions
- height 130.0 cm x width 60.0 cm
- height 12 cm x width 67 cm x depth 12 cm

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (Gerrit-Jan Verburgt bequest, 1969)
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; the dealer Edgar Worch, Berlin;{Note RMA.}…; collection Carolina Geertruida Verburgt-Kramers (1876-1968); by whom to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1969;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

- G. Migeon, Musée du Louvre, L'art Chinois, Parijs 1925, nr. 105, pl. 48.
- Special exhibition, Korean Buddhist paintings of Kingo Dynasty (Korai Butsuga), Nara : Yamato Bunkakan, 1979, cat. nrs. 27-36 (esp. 27).
- H.F.E. Visser, Kunst uit het Oosten, Amsterdam 1953, pl. 33.
- Cat. Legaat Verburgt, nr. 1 (Bulletin van de Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst. Derde Serie 19-20 (1970))
- C.L. Wang, 'True Identity...', The Rijksmuseum Bulletin 66/2 (2018), pp. 100-119.
- Collection Ch. Gillot, Objets d'art et peintures d'Extrême Orient, Paris 1904, nr. 2004 (afb.) : japanse versie.
- H.F.E. Visser, Asiatic art in private collections in Holland and Belgium, Amsterdam 1953, nr. 198, pl. 101, I.

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