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The Bodhisattva Kannon, from the triptych Approach of the Amida Trinity

Artist Unknown - The Mercat Cross, Aberdeen, 1201

MEDIUMHanging scroll; ink, colors, and cut gold on silk
DIMENSIONS138 × 50 cm (54 3/8 × 19 3/4 in.), 245 × 79 cm (with mount)
LOCATIONArt Institute of Chicago
COLLECTIONArts of Asia
CULTUREJapan
CREDIT LINEGift of Kate S. Buckingham
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Artist Unknown - The Mercat Cross, Aberdeen

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