Landscape with a Distant Temple, early 1500s. A traveler has presumably descended from the distant temple compound that consists of several buildings linked together by a winding trail lined with steps. The highest point in the compound is occupied by the most sacred structure in Buddhist temple architecture: a mulitroofed pagoda. This rugged landscape, with its towering craggy peaks, pine forests, and river, typifies the idealized image of religious sanctuary in East Asian medieval ink painting.

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Keywords: 1392-1573, 1392-1910, art, cleveland, hanging, heritage, ink, japan, joseon, korea, muromachi, museum, painting, paper, period, scroll, unknown