One Hundred Children at Play

Dozens of tiny children fill a walled garden on a warm ochre silk ground, playing with kites, umbrellas, hoops and games under a flowering tree at upper center. Fine ink outlines and touches of red and green give each figure distinct action, set against a willow at the right edge.

Look closer: A small child peeks out from behind the rocks and flowering tree at the lower left, nearly hidden in the foliage.

Artist

Su Hanchen

Date

1100s–1200s

Medium

Album leaf; ink and color on silk

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Size

3400 × 2836 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund