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Ink painting of a sleeping man in a small boat beside tall reeds, with two birds flying above and a rock in the lower right corner.

Napping under water reeds

A man lies asleep in a small boat drifting beside tall, wispy reeds that sweep across the misty upper half of the composition. Two dark birds fly overhead, and a rocky outcrop rises in the lower right under pale grey ink washes on a light ground.

Artist
Formerly attributed to Gong Kai 龔開 (1222-1307)
Date
16th century
Medium
Hanging scroll mounted on panel; ink on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
1241 × 2227 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: Siesta bajo los juncos, pintura en tinta

Un hombre duerme recostado en un pequeño bote que flota junto a juncos altos y delgados, que se extienden por la mitad superior de la composición brumosa. Dos pájaros oscuros vuelan arriba y una roca emerge en la esquina inferior derecha, sobre un fondo claro de tinta gris.

Português: Cochilo sob os juncos, pintura em tinta

Um homem dorme deitado em um pequeno barco à deriva, ao lado de juncos altos e esguios que se estendem pela metade superior da composição enevoada. Dois pássaros escuros voam no alto, e uma pedra surge no canto inferior direito, sobre um fundo claro de tinta cinza.

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