Hidden GemsDiscover this mesmerizing landscape at #ClevelandMuseumofArt 🌄 An elderly figure gazes from his mountain retreat with a waterfall nearby, as a poem evokes evening's approach & cool breezes. Painted by calligrapher Kan Tenju, it's a fusion of art & literature. Your favorite calligraphy piece?
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Landscape | Cleveland Museum of Art
A lone, elderly figure, his retreat from the world tucked into the mountains near a waterfall, looks out his window onto the landscape below. A poem in Chinese at the upper right conveys the atmosphere of the painting—the approach of evening, light coming through clouds, and a cool mountain breeze after a rainfall. The painter, Kan Tenju, was best known as a calligrapher and seal carver with a deep respect for Chinese literature.