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Gibbons_Muromachi period (1392–1573) Gibbons, Muromachi period (1392–1573) Sesson Shukei (Japanese, 1504–1589?) Japan Pair of six-panel screens; ink on paper Detail 1 Amidst a rocky landscape, eleven furry gibbons gambol about, sit in contemplation, and point toward the moon's reflection. Symbols of the underlying unity of all living creatures, gibbons have long been a popular theme for Z..

Muromachi Period (1392–1573) The Birth of the Buddha, Muromachi period (1392–1573), ca. 1400 Unidentified artist Japan Section of a wall panel; ink, color, and gold on silk In keeping with his extraordinary destiny, the Buddha was miraculously conceived, said to have entered his mother's side in the form of a bodhisattva riding a white, six-tusked elephant. As depicted here, nine months late..

Mountains and Water: Exploring the Chinese Handscroll - Part 2 of 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv-UDym-bYc Old Trees, Level Distance, Northern Song dynasty (960–1127), ca. 1080 Guo Xi (Chinese, ca. 1000–ca. 1090) Handscroll; ink and color on silk Guo Xi was the preeminent landscape painter of the late eleventh century. Although he continued the Li Cheng (919–967) idiom of "crab-claw" ..

Mountains and Water: Exploring the Chinese Handscroll - Part 1 of 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGEXh1-3wrY Twin Pines, Level Distance, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368), ca. 1300 Zhao Mengfu (Chinese, 1254–1322) Handscroll: ink on paper 10 1/2 x 42 1/4 in. (26.7 x 107.3 cm) Zhao Mengfu, a leading calligrapher of his time, set the course of scholar-painting by firmly establishing its two basic te..