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Buddha (B) [Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; Japanese, Kannon bosatsu]

Saitō Kiyoshi

Artwork Details

Buddha (B) [Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; Japanese, Kannon bosatsu]
mid 20th century
Saitō Kiyoshi
color woodblock print on paper
23 9/16 x 17 3/4 in. (59.85 x 45.08 cm);20 9/16 x 14 15/16 in. (52.23 x 37.94 cm)
Gift of Dr. Lawrence Preuss
1987/1.241

Description

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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