Hanshan and Shide
Ike Taiga · c. 1745–76 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Hanshan and Shide are a pair of individuals associated with Chan, or Zen, Buddhism who lived on Mount Tiantai in China around the 700s to early 800s. In Japan, their names are read Kanzan and Jittoku. Hanshan, whose name means “Cold Mountain,” was a monk-poet, shown reading out from a scroll of his poetry in this work. His close friend Shide, or “Foundling,” was a temple’s custodian. Here, Shide listens intently to Hanshan’s verses, his brush broom behind him.
The museum’s own description, in English. Licence: CC0
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Details
- Maker
- Ike Taiga (Japanese, 1723–1776)
- Date
- c. 1745–76
- Medium
- hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 121.5 x 41 cm (47 13/16 x 16 1/8 in.); Overall: 213.4 x 44.2 cm (84 x 17 3/8 in.)
- Place of origin
- Japan
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · On view · 235A Japanese
- Credit line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
