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Minor White was well acquainted with the <I>kōan</I> \"two hands clap and there is a sound; what is the sound of one hand?,\" which is attributed to the monk Hakuin Ekaku (1686–1768). White wrote, \"After several months of intensive work on this <I>kōan</I>, I saw rather than heard any sound.\" On seeing again <I>The Sound of One Hand Clapping, Pultneyville, New York</I>, the <I>kōan </I>sprang to White’s mind, and the other photographs were afterward added to this sequence, or \"cinema of stills.\" </P></SPAN>","remarks":"Echoes of One Hand Clapping Picturing Sound in Asian Art Gallery Rotation "}],"datebegin":1957,"sortnumber":"1970   14x","published_date":"2026-04-10 14:42:57.673658","objectid":11540,"dimensions":"image: 25.5 x 30.3 cm. (10 1/16 x 11 15/16 in.)\r\nsheet: 35.2 x 34.3 cm. (13 7/8 x 13 1/2 in.)","on_view":false}