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Poet and Recluse Hanshan

1400s
hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Hanshan, a Tang poet of vernacular verses, is often associated with Chan Buddhism and is considered a deity in disguise.

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