A Cabbage Plant, ink painting on paper

A hanging scroll shows a leafy cabbage plant in ink washes of gray and pale wash, its broad rounded leaves spreading upward from pale stalks. A small sprig and a tuft of grass sit on the ground below, with red seal impressions at the upper left against the plain paper.

Artist

Formerly attributed to Gao Huaibao (10th-11th century)

Date

14th-15th century

Medium

Ink on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

1025 × 2025 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art