禅機（鳥窠道林・白居昜）|Zen Encounter (Niaoke Daolin and Bai Juyi)
The Met
Artist: Kenkō Shōkei(Japanese, active ca. 1478–ca. 1523)
Date: 16th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: 12 x 18 3/4 in. (30.5 x 47.6 cm)
Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Two bearded men, one in tattered robes, one in a tall hat, seated by a tree
Detailed Description
A depiction in shades of gray shows two seated male figures in a sparse outdoor setting. The figure on the left is a man with a round face, wide eyes, a full beard, and a mustache. He is seated cross-legged on a patch of dark, spiky grass, wearing loose, tattered robes that expose his chest and belly. His hands are clasped in front of him. Behind him, a large, gnarled tree trunk rises vertically, with some sparse foliage at its base. To the left of this figure, near the bottom edge, is a small, indistinct, dark shape on the ground. Above this shape, a red square seal with black characters is visible, along with some vertical black text. The figure on the right is a man with a beard and mustache, seated on the ground facing the left figure. He wears a long, flowing robe and a tall, dark, pointed hat. He holds a long, thin object, possibly a scroll or staff, in his hands. Above the figures, in the upper left, a branch with pine-like needles extends horizontally. The background is a light, textured wash, suggesting an open landscape. The entire depiction is framed by a decorative gold border with a repeating floral pattern.
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