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Ink landscape on pale paper with slender trees, a drooping willow, distant hills, and a red seal and calligraphy at upper right.

Landscape after Ni Zan, Ming dynasty album leaf

A monochrome ink landscape on pale paper shows slender bare trees with delicate foliage, a willow drooping at center, and a distant hill with faint washes. Calligraphy and a red seal sit at the upper right, and the low foreground is sketched with light, dry strokes.

Artist
Lan Ying
Date
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), first half of 17th century
Medium
Album leaf; ink and color on paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1312 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1700).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Samuel M. Nickerson fund