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Sakyamuni (Buddha), Descending from the Mountain
Also titled Sakyamuni (Boeddha) afdalend van de berg
Hakuin (1685–1769)
1685 - 1769
- Medium
- paper, ink
- Classification
- hanging scroll
- Dimensions
- height 42.1 cm x width 25.7 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Credit line
- On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (gift F. Hess, 2019)
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
About this work
Hakuin revived Zen painting in the 18th century with a precise characterization of the figures depicted. For example, here he aptly portrayed the resolve in Buddha’s face. Buddha descends from the mountain after having fasted and meditated for six years. He returns emaciated, yet in an enlightened state, ready to proclaim his message to the world.
