Listening to the Wind in the Pines, 1400s. Ikkyū Sōjun (Japanese, 1394-1481). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; painting only: x 32 cm (30 1/4 x 12 5/8 in.); including mounting: x cm (60 1/2 x 15 in.). A monk sits in contemplation below an overhang covered with pine. The poem, titled "Monk in the Mountains Listening to the Wind in the Pines," refers to two Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhist monks active in the ninth century. It may be translated as follows: Why must the Zen of Rinzai (Linji Yixuan) and Tokusan (Deshan Xuanjian) reside in a single temple for thirty years? Once he's solved
Listening to the Wind in the Pines, 1400s. Ikkyū Sōjun (Japanese, 1394-1481). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; painting only: x 32 cm (30 1/4 x 12 5/8 in.); including mounting: x cm (60 1/2 x 15 in.). A monk sits in contemplation below an overhang covered with pine. The poem, titled "Monk in the Mountains Listening to the Wind in the Pines," refers to two Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhist monks active in the ninth century. It may be translated as follows: Why must the Zen of Rinzai (Linji Yixuan) and Tokusan (Deshan Xuanjian) reside in a single temple for thirty years? Once he's solved his k?an, (the monk) ends his practice and falls asleep in the quietness of the wind among the tall pines. (translated by Osvaldo Mercuri)According to an inscription following the poem, both painting and verse were done by an eminent Japanese Buddhist monk known for revitalizing the Kyoto temple Daitokuji.
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