White-robed Kannon

Artist/Maker Japanese

Date15th–16th century

MediumHanging scroll, ink on silk

DimensionsImage: 37 1/2 × 18 in. (95.3 × 45.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Carol S. Brooks in honor of her father, George J. Schlenker, and R. T. Miller Jr. Fund

Object number1997.29.18

Status

Not on view

ProvenanceDr. George J. Schlenker, Piedmont, CA¹ ²; by descent Carol S. Brooks, Alameda, CA ³; by partial gift and purchase 1997 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH Notes: [1] Selected and purchased by James Cahill, Professor of Art History, University of California, Berkeley, on behalf of his step-father George J. Schlenker [2] Stored at the University of California, Berkeley Art Museum, where it was exhibited and used as a teaching aid by Professor James Cahill [3] Daughter of George J. SchlenkerExhibition History

Revelations of the Dharma: Buddhist Art and Iconography

Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (January 20, 1998 - May 31, 1998 )

Collections

Asian

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