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Lonely Temple and Towering Cliff

c. 1480

circle of Kenkō Shōkei 賢江 祥啓

(Japanese, active 1478–1506)
Culture
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
Medium
hanging scroll; ink and slight color on paper
Measurements
Painting only: 85.1 x 31.2 cm (33 1/2 x 12 5/16 in.); Including mounting: 172.2 x 44.1 cm (67 13/16 x 17 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1955.45
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Location
Not on view
Print
A hanging scroll with ink and slight color on paper depicts a vertical landscape with calligraphy and three red seals in the upper left. A towering, craggy rock spire rises through misty, gray washes. To the right, small buildings and trees with dark, staccato leaves cling to cliffs. In the foreground, two tiny figures sit on a rocky ledge near a gnarled pine tree. Pale, distant mountains fade into a hazy left background.

Lonely Temple and Towering Cliff

c. 1480

Kenkō Shōkei

(Japanese, active 1478–1506)
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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