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Poet and Recluse Hanshan

1400s

China, Ming dynasty

(1368–1644)
hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Painting: 143.5 x 71.8 cm (56 1/2 x 28 1/4 in.); Overall with knobs: 280.5 x 90.5 cm (110 7/16 x 35 5/8 in.)
Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Leighton R. Longhi 1991.117
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Hanshan, a Tang poet of vernacular verses, is often associated with Chan Buddhism and is considered a deity in disguise.
  • ?–1991
    Leighton R. Longhi [1944–2024], New York, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1991–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1992.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 80, no. 2 (February 1993): 38–79. Mentioned: p. 78 www.jstor.org
    Longhi, Leighton R. Leighton R. Longhi: Forty-Five Years in Asian Art. [New York, N.Y.]: Leighton R. Longhi, 2019. Reproduced: p. 61, fig. 44
  • From Caves to Tombs: Chinese Pictorial Rubbings from Stone Reliefs (從石窟到墓祠—石刻拓片). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 11-November 14, 2021).
    Asian Autumn: New Objects/New Insights: Cleveland's Recent Chinese Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 18-December 31, 1994).
    Signs of Affection: Gifts Honoring the Museum's 75th Anniversary. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27, 1992-January 3, 1993).
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