Title: Kannon at Mount Potalaka, inscribed with the Heart Sutra
Object type: Hanging scroll
Date: 1914
Culture: Japan
Period: Taishō period (1912–26)
Artist:  Tomioka Tessai 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1836–1924
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 51 3/4 × 16 1/8 in. (131.5 × 41 cm)
Overall with mounting: 80 5/8 × 21 1/2 in. (204.8 × 54.6 cm)
Overall with knobs: 80 5/8 × 23 1/2 in. (204.8 × 59.7 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2025
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY