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All this suffices to nourish my eyes, And rest my feet. Wherever a road ends, I will set myself down, Wherever a source opens, I will build a temple. Having ascended the heights to the brink of the abyss, I hold fast and ponder the need to sincerely face criticism. Sitting down, I feel like a small bird, As I look out at the crowd of peaks gathered before me. The bony rocks appear chiseled, The pines look as if they had been dyed. In Wooded Mountains at Dusk the artist depicts himself as a wandering pilgrim seated beneath a natural rock bridge: I want to go farther, But my legs are bruised and scratched. 1308–1385), are often accompanied by inscriptions that describe a physical, as well as spiritual, mountain journey. Kuncan's landscapes, painted in the densely textured style of the Yuan master Wang Meng (ca. For Kuncan, painting was a path to the self, and he brought to his art the importance of selfhood espoused by later Chan practitioners. Chûgoku kaiga sogo zuroku: Daiikan, Amerika-Kanada Hen : - (Comprehensive illustrated catalog of Chinese paintings: vol. 'Chinese Art Under the Mongols,' January 9, 1969February 2, 1969. Chinese Painting and Calligraphy: A Pictorial Survey: 69 Fine Examples from the John Crawford, Jr. 'Chinese Art Under the Mongols,' October 1, 1968November 4, 1968. In 1659 he visited Yellow Mountain in southern Anhui Province and, inspired by the beauty of the site, decided to devote himself to painting. 'Chinese Painting and Calligraphy from the Collection of John M. After the establishment of the Qing dynasty, he lived in Nanjing, where his friends included poet-painters who considered themselves loyal "leftover subjects" of the vanquished Ming dynasty. Born on the Buddha's birthday, Kuncan took Buddhist monastic vows at age twenty-six and became an ardent Chan (Zen) follower.