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Seated Avalokiteshvara with Lotus
Kagaku Murakami1935
Adachi Museum of Art
Yasugi, Shimane, Japan
Kagaku painted many Buddhist images throughout his life as an artist. Most of them are of the standing or seated Avalokiteshvara. All the bodhisattvas are enveloped in gentle sunlight, and the long, slanting eyes that contain a faint tinge of sorrow create a sweetly sensual ambiance.
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- Title: Seated Avalokiteshvara with Lotus
- Creator Lifespan: 1888 - 1939
- Creator Nationality: Japanese
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Hyogo
- Creator Birth Place: Osaka
- Date Created: 1935
- Location Created: Japan
- Year of Production: 昭和10年
- Physical Dimensions: w29.8 x h50.6 cm
- Painter: Murakami Kagaku
- Object Title: 観世音菩薩 巌上拈花之像
- Category: 日本画
- Artist Name: 村上華岳
- Type: Japanese Painting
- Rights: Adachi Museum of Art, Terms & Conditions
- Medium: ink and light color on paper / hanging scroll
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