Landscapes in Various Styles after Old Masters

An album leaf in ink on paper showing a pair of gnarled pines rising from a dark rock at right, their needle clusters spreading across the top of the sheet. Small conifers and a low ground line sit at the base, while a column of calligraphy and red seals fills the left margin.

Look closer: Red seal impressions in the lower right and left margins, placed beside the signature column.

Artist

Mei Qing

Date

1690

Medium

album leaf: ink and color on paper

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Size

3400 × 2235 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund