White-Robed Guanyin (Avalokitesvara)

In this scroll, the Bodhisattva Guanyin (Skt., Avalokitesvara, J., Kannon) sits above the water on a mushroom-shaped rock. Kannon's robe is painted with dark ink in lines of varying thickness. The robe stands in sharp contrast to the rock, painted in scratchy, hihaku brush-strokes. The artist was probably a professional painter. A seal bearing the name Zhengwu has been imprinted within the rock, as if to conceal the identity of the artist. The inscription at the top of the painting is by Yunwai Yunxiu (?-1329) of Jingde Chan Temple on Mount Tiantong, Qingyuan Prefecture, Ming Province.

— Museum description: Kyoto National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.