# Sakyamuni (Buddha), Descending from the Mountain

- By: Hakuin (1685–1769)
- Date: 1685 - 1769
- Medium: paper, ink
- Classification: hanging scroll
- Dimensions: height 42.1 cm x width 25.7 cm
- Credit line: On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (gift F. Hess, 2019)
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/AK-MAK-1804--f0f8d5e85b51fa85ae76e06241f21ecb)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/a80e2a87553a5c137897643e74973d65.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

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.