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Avalokitesvara, Two Monkeys, and a Crane |
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Avalokitesvara, Two Monkeys, and a Crane |
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Avalokitesvara, Two Monkeys, and a Crane |
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Avalokitesvara, Two Monkeys, and a Crane |
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Avalokitesvara, Two Monkeys, and a Crane |
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Avalokitesvara, Two Monkeys, and a Crane |
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Avalokitesvara, Two Monkeys, and a Crane |
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Avalokitesvara, Two Monkeys, and a Crane |
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Avalokitesvara, Two Monkeys, and a Crane
CHINA; Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279); By Muxi; Ink and color on silk; Daitokuji Temple, Kyoto, Japan
This is a set of three pictures depicting Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, a pair of monkeys, and a crane. Each of the paintings bears the collectors seal of Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. Later the paintings were given as a gift to Daitokuji Temple by Taigen Sessai, abbot of Myoshinji Temple in Kyoto. On the bottom left of the image of Avalokitesvara is the inscription produced in reverence by Fachang |