Descent of Eleven-Headed Kannon, 十一面観音来迎図, Muromachi period (1392–1573), mid–late 16th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk, Image: 36 1/2 × 15 1/2 in. (92.7 × 39.4 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist, The bodhisattva Kannon (Sanskrit: Avalokiteshvara) is one of two bodhisattvas who flank the Buddha Amida (Sanskrit: Amitābha) when he descends to deliver those who call his name to his Pure Land. Here, Kannon in his eleven-headed form descends alone upon a bank of clouds to meet the believer
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