元 佚名 玉谿思珉題贊 對月圖 軸|Reading a Sutra by Moonlight
Unidentified artist
ca. 1332 · Hanging scroll; ink on paper · Asian Art
Chan/Zen art and philosophy blend strict rigor with playful irreverence. The dignified image of an aging master learnedly poring over an abstruse scripture is undercut by the poetic inscription, which suggests that true enlightenment may just as well be found elsewhere: In this volume of scripture, The words have no clear meaning. The sun rises, the moon sets, When will I finish reading it? —Translation after Wen C. Fong
- Artist
- Unidentified artist
- Date
- ca. 1332
- Medium
- Hanging scroll; ink on paper
- Culture
- China
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Edward Elliott Family Collection, Purchase, The Dillon Fund Gift, 1982
