Triptych of White-robed Kannon, Kanzan, and Jittoku 14th century Unidentified artist The central figure in this triptych represents the White-robed Kannon, a form of the compassionate bodhisattva Kannon that was popular in Zen Buddhism. As is usual with this subject, the bodhisattva is shown seated on a rocky promontory above a body of water, surrounded by a halo-like radiance. An overhanging branch and hints of a rocky ravine in the background are suggested by soft, washy ink brush strokes. The two disheveled, somewhat wild-looking figures in the paintings flanking the Kannon are Kannon and Jittoku, two quasi-historical eccentrics from Zen legend. All three figures were popular subjects for Zen-inspired ink monochrome painting in JapanThis type of composition for the White-robed Kannon derived from Chinese ink paintings on the subject that came to Japan along with Zen Buddhism in the 14th century. The Kannon from a triptych painted by the great Chinese monk-artist Muqi (active late 13

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Triptych of White-robed Kannon, Kanzan, and Jittoku 14th century Unidentified artist The central figure in this triptych represents the White-robed Kannon, a form of the compassionate bodhisattva Kannon that was popular in Zen Buddhism. As is usual with this subject, the bodhisattva is shown seated on a rocky promontory above a body of water, surrounded by a halo-like radiance. An overhanging branch and hints of a rocky ravine in the background are suggested by soft, washy ink brush strokes. The two disheveled, somewhat wild-looking figures in the paintings flanking the Kannon are Kannon and Jittoku, two quasi-historical eccentrics from Zen legend. All three figures were popular subjects for Zen-inspired ink monochrome painting in JapanThis type of composition for the White-robed Kannon derived from Chinese ink paintings on the subject that came to Japan along with Zen Buddhism in the 14th century. The Kannon from a triptych painted by the great Chinese monk-artist Muqi (active late 13

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