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Ink sketch on paper of a spotted horse, a rider, and a chained fierce beast with a robed figure on a rocky slope.

Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Search the Mountain: Leaf 47

An ink drawing on paper showing a spotted horse-like mount and a rider at upper left, with a fierce chained beast and a robed figure below on a rocky slope. Fine, faded contour lines suggest a quick sketch rather than a finished painting, and the blank paper gives the figures room to stand out.

Look closer: A small white mark resembling a seal or character sits in the upper right corner of the paper.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1200s
Medium
Album; ink on paper
Source
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Size
3400 × 3041 px
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Public domain · The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1299).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund in honor of Dr. Ju-hsi Chou and Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange)