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Hanging scroll with an ink landscape on brown silk: a craggy mountain at upper left, clustered trees, and a small seated figure among them at lower left.

A scholar under trees looking into the distance

A hanging scroll mounted in pale green brocade shows an ink landscape on brown silk, with a craggy mountain rising at upper left above clustered trees. A small robed figure sits among the trees at lower left, gazing toward open space, while the distant ground fades into the silk.

Artist
Style of Jiang Song (active late 15th-early 16th century)
Date
16th century
Medium
Ink on silk
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
1441 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1600).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

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

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Un rollo colgante montado con brocado verde pálido muestra un paisaje a tinta sobre seda marrón, con una montaña escarpada que se eleva en la parte superior izquierda sobre grupos de árboles. Una pequeña figura con túnica está sentada entre los árboles en la parte inferior izquierda, mirando hacia el espacio abierto, mientras el terreno lejano se desvanece en la seda.

Português: Erudito sob árvores olhando à distância, rolo vertical Ming

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