Meditation in a Cave
Ren Yu Chinese
Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Not on view
Ren Yu was the youngest of the Four Rens, but he nevertheless was able to create his own distinctive style of painting. In this emotionally charged landscape, a monk-like figure sits calmly within the recesses of a jagged overhanging cliff that fills the height of the picture. An opening in the mountain directly over his head may represent the radiance of Buddhist enlightenment.
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