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Bodhidharma Crossing the Yangzi on a Reed

1300s

hanging scroll; ink on paper

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Barefooted Bodhidharma sails across the Yangzi River balanced on a thin stalk of reed.

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