Buddha's Conversion of Five Bhiksu

A narrow section of a handscroll shows ink mountains rising above misty water, with pale trees along the shore and a distant lake. Columns of calligraphy and red seals appear at the left, while the right side is blank paper and silk. The record names a Buddhist conversion scene, but no figures are visible.

Look closer: Red seals stamped beside the calligraphy columns at the left edge.

Artist

Li Sheng

Date

mid-1300s

Medium

handscroll; ink on paper

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Size

3400 × 241 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry