A man sits within a small pavilion that is perched amidst trees near a towering cliff.

Mountain Landscape with Scholar in a Pavilion and Two Figures Approaching
by Sheng Mou
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

Question
This Chinese painting shows a man seated in a pavilion. What Taoist and Buddhist philosophy is the artist communicating by placing the man in this wilderness location?
(1 point)
Responses

Keep a balanced perspective on life

Live a peaceful, happy life.

Keep harmony between man and nature.

Live a creative live.

The correct answer is "Keep a balanced perspective on life." By placing the man in the wilderness, the artist is illustrating the Taoist principle of living in harmony with nature and finding balance in one's life.