清 任預 石室參禪圖 軸|Meditation in a Cave

Ren Yu

Date unknown · Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

Ren Yu was the youngest of the Four Rens, but he nevertheless was able to create his own distinctive style of painting. In this emotionally charged landscape, a monk-like figure sits calmly within the recesses of a jagged overhanging cliff that fills the height of the picture. An opening in the mountain directly over his head may represent the radiance of Buddhist enlightenment.

Artist

Ren Yu

Date

Date unknown

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986