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Ink landscape hanging scroll with a pine on a rocky bluff, a waterfall at right, and two small robed figures by the water at lower left.

Gazing at a Waterfall by a Pine Bluff

A vertical hanging scroll in ink on silk shows misty mountains, a gnarled pine clinging to a rocky bluff, and a waterfall tumbling down a cliff on the right. Two tiny robed figures stand at the lower left beside the water, their forms faint against the pale, washed ground of the faded silk.

Artist
Follower of Zhang Lu (1464-1538)
Date
16th century
Medium
Ink on silk
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
1017 × 2017 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

Español: Contemplando una cascada junto a un peñasco de pinos

Un rollo colgante vertical en tinta sobre seda muestra montañas envueltas en neblina, un pino retorcido aferrado a un peñasco rocoso y una cascada que cae por un acantilado a la derecha. Dos figuras diminutas con túnicas están de pie en la parte inferior izquierda, junto al agua, con formas apenas visibles sobre el fondo pálido y desgastado de la seda.

Português: Contemplando uma cachoeira junto a um penhasco de pinheiros

Um rolo vertical de pendurar, feito em tinta sobre seda, mostra montanhas envoltas em névoa, um pinheiro retorcido agarrado a um penhasco rochoso e uma cachoeira que despenca por um precipício à direita. Duas figuras minúsculas de túnica estão na parte inferior esquerda, junto à água, com contornos quase invisíveis sobre o fundo pálido e desgastado da seda.

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