Guan Yin Collection

Guanyin as the Nine-Lotus Bodhisattva, 1593. Creator: Unknown
Guanyin as the Nine-Lotus Bodhisattva, 1593

Chinese statuette of Kuan-Yin as a Bodhisattva, 12th century
Late Sung dynasty Chinese statuette of Kuan-Yin, a goddess of mercy, as a Bodhisattva (Buddha-to-be) in wood with traces of gilt and painting

Guanyin with two accompanying figures. Creator: Chinese Master
Guanyin with two accompanying figures. Private Collection

Cosmic Form of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Cosmic Form of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 17th century

Eleven-Headed Avalokiteshvara, 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Eleven-Headed Avalokiteshvara, 16th century

Portrait of a Tibetan Monk, 12th century. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of a Tibetan Monk, 12th century. Wearing the robes of a Tibetan Buddhist monk, the individual depicted in this portrait was probably a teacher of the Kadampa order

The Buddhist God Hayagriva and his Consort, 13th-14th century. Creator: Unknown
The Buddhist God Hayagriva and his Consort, 13th-14th century

Amoghapasha Lokeshvara, 13th century. Creator: Unknown
Amoghapasha Lokeshvara, 13th century

The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, 7th century. Creator: Unknown
The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, 7th century

Nitta Shiro Tadatsune Entering a Cave with a Torch, 1886. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Nitta Shiro Tadatsune Entering a Cave with a Torch, 1886. From Yoshitoshi's Warriors Trembling with Courage

Eleven-Headed Avalokiteshvara (image 1 of 6), early 11th century. Creator: Unknown
Eleven-Headed Avalokiteshvara (image 1 of 6), early 11th century

The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, c.900. Creator: Unknown
The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, c.900

The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 11th century. Creator: Unknown
The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 11th century

Seated Avalokiteshvara (Kwanum), the Bodhisattva of Mercy, 15th-early 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Seated Avalokiteshvara (Kwanum), the Bodhisattva of Mercy, 15th-early 16th century

Kannon, 710-794 A.D.. Creator: Unknown
Kannon, 710-794 A.D

Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva of Compassion (image 4 of 7), Ming dynasty. Creator: Anon
Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva of Compassion (image 4 of 7), Ming dynasty

Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva of Compassion (image 7 of 7), Ming dynasty. Creator: Anon
Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva of Compassion (image 7 of 7), Ming dynasty

Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva of Compassion (image 5 of 7), Ming dynasty. Creator: Anon
Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva of Compassion (image 5 of 7), Ming dynasty

Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva of Compassion (image 3 of 7), Ming dynasty. Creator: Anon
Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva of Compassion (image 3 of 7), Ming dynasty

Basu Sennin, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Basu Sennin, 19th century

Kannon (image 1 of 2), between 1000 and 1200. Creator: Anon
Kannon (image 1 of 2), between 1000 and 1200

Probably Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva of Mercy, between 591 and 618. Creator: Unknown
Probably Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva of Mercy, between 591 and 618

Probably Avalokitésvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva of Mercy (image 2 of 2), between c.700 and c.800. Creator: Unknown
Probably Avalokitesvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva of Mercy (image 2 of 2), between c.700 and c.800

Head of a Bodhisattva, Probably Avalokitésvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva... between c.1450-c.1550. Creator: Unknown
Head of a Bodhisattva, Probably Avalokitesvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva of Mercy, between c.1450 and c.1550

Avalokitésvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva of Mercy, between c.1644 and c.1700. Creator: Unknown
Avalokitesvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva of Mercy, between c.1644 and c.1700

Kannon Temple (Kannon), from the series Dutch-style Pictures: Eight Views of Edo... 1804/16. Creator: Hokusai
Kannon Temple (Kannon), from the series Dutch-style Pictures: Eight Views of Edo (Oranda gakyo Edo hakkei), Japan, 1804/16

Sakanoshita: Kannon in the Cave (Sakanoshita, Gankutsu no Kannon), no. 49 from the series... 1855
Sakanoshita: Kannon in the Cave (Sakanoshita, Gankutsu no Kannon), no. 49 from the series "Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue)

Bingo Province: Kannon Temple at Abuto (Bingo, Abuto, Kannondo), from the series... 1853. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Bingo Province: Kannon Temple at Abuto (Bingo, Abuto, Kannondo), from the series "Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue)", 1853

Painted Banner (Thangka) of the Avalokiteshvara Incarnation of the Rain God Rato... 18th/19th cent. Creator: Unknown
Painted Banner (Thangka) of the Avalokiteshvara Incarnation of the Rain God Rato Matsyendranatha, 18th/19th century

Miya: Kagekiyo Visiting the Kannon Temple (Miya, Kagekiyo Kannon mode), section of sheet n... 1856
Miya: Kagekiyo Visiting the Kannon Temple (Miya, Kagekiyo Kannon mode), section of sheet no. 12 from the series "Pictures of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road

Water-moon Avalokiteshvara, first half of the 14th century. Creator: Unknown
Water-moon Avalokiteshvara, first half of the 14th century. Goryeo dynasty (918-1392)

Taima Mandala, probably late 14th century. Creator: Unknown
Taima Mandala, probably late 14th century. Amida sits enthroned at the center of the mandala, flanked by the bodhisattvas Seishi and Kannon

Universal Gateway, Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sutra, dated 1257. Creator: Sugawara Mitsushige
Universal Gateway, Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sutra, dated 1257. Celebrating the merciful acts of the bodhisattva Kannon (Sanskrit: Avalokiteshvara)

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Dispensing Boons... early 12th century. Creator: Mahavihara Master
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Dispensing Boons: Folio from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Manuscript, early 12th century. Avalokiteshvara, bodhisattva of compassion

White-Robed Kannon, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
White-Robed Kannon, ca. 1887

The Buddhist Triad, 1922. Creator: Unknown
The Buddhist Triad, 1922. The Saha Triad is a devotional motif in East Asian Buddhism showing the chief Buddha and bodhisattvas Gautama Buddha, Padmapani and Ksitigarbha

Japan, Tokyo, Asakusa, Asakusa Kannon Temple, Ceiling Artwork Detail depicting Kannon the Goddess of Mercy

Japan, Tokyo, Asakusa, Asakusa Kannon Temple, Ceiling Artwork Detail depicting Kannon the Goddess of Mercy

Japan, Tokyo, Asakusa, Asakusa Kannon Temple, Ceiling Artwork Detail depicting Kannon the Goddess of Mercy

Mount Nachi in Kii Province, No. 1 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei ichiban... 1858)
Mount Nachi in Kii Province, No. 1 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei ichiban Kishu Nachisan), from the series " The Miracles of Kannon (Kannon reigenki)", 1858

Mount Hokke in Harima Province, No. 26 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei nij... 1859)
Mount Hokke in Harima Province, No. 26 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei nijurokuban Harima Hokkezan), from the series " The Miracles of Kannon (Kannon reigenki)", 1859

Ishiyama Temple in Omi Province, No. 13 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei ju... 1858)
Ishiyama Temple in Omi Province, No. 13 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei jusanban Koshu Ishiyamadera), from the series " The Miracles of Kannon (Kannon reigenki)", 1858

Mii Temple in Omi Province, No. 14 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei juyonba... 1859)
Mii Temple in Omi Province, No. 14 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei juyonban Omi Miidera), from the series " The Miracles of Kannon (Kannon reigenki)", 1859

Kachio Temple in Settsu Province, No. 23 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei n... 1859)
Kachio Temple in Settsu Province, No. 23 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei nijusanban Settsu Kachiodera), from the series " The Miracles of Kannon (Kannon reigenki)", 1859

Soji Temple in Settsu Province, No. 22 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei nij... 1859)
Soji Temple in Settsu Province, No. 22 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei nijuniban Settsu no kuni Sojiji), from the series " The Miracles of Kannon (Kannon reigenki)", 1859

Chikubu Island in Omi Province, No. 30 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei... 1859)
Chikubu Island in Omi Province, No. 30 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei sanjuban Omi Chikubujima), from the series " The Miracles of Kannon (Kannon reigenki)", 1859

Imakumano in Kyoto, Yamashiro Province, No. 15 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku ju... 1859)
Imakumano in Kyoto, Yamashiro Province, No. 15 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei jugoban Yamashiro Kyo Imakumano), from the series " The Miracles of Kannon (Kannon reigenki)"

Esoteric Form of Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Esoteric Form of Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 18th century

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Guan Yin, also known as Kuan-Yin, is a revered figure in Chinese Buddhism. This ancient statuette as a Bodhisattva dates back to the 12th century and showcases the exquisite craftsmanship of that era. The delicate features and serene expression on her face reflect the compassion and mercy she embodies. In another depiction from 1593, Guanyin appears as the Nine-Lotus Bodhisattva. This portrayal highlights her association with purity and enlightenment, symbolized by the lotus flowers surrounding her. The Water-moon Avalokiteshvara statue from the 14th century portrays Guan Yin in a mesmerizing pose. With one hand holding a water jar and another forming an elegant mudra, she represents both spiritual purification and liberation from suffering. One notable representation can be found in Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sutra dated 1257. Known as "Universal Gateway, " this artwork depicts her divine presence encompassing all beings with boundless love and compassion. Moving forward to more recent times, we have Kyosai's White-Robed Kannon created around 1887. This painting showcases Guan Yin dressed in white robes, radiating serenity amidst turbulent waves—a reminder that even amidst chaos, inner peace can be attained through devotion to her teachings. The Buddhist Triad sculpture from 1922 presents an ensemble featuring Guan Yin alongside other important figures like Buddha Shakyamuni and Amitabha Buddha. Together they represent different aspects of enlightenment—wisdom, compassion, and salvation—all working harmoniously for universal well-being. Guan Yin's influence extends beyond statues; it permeates sacred sites along pilgrimage routes such as Mount Nachi in Kii Province or Mount Hokke in Harima Province. These locations hold deep significance for devotees seeking spiritual solace while following the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route.