Part of Story of The Western Chamber

A densely layered Chinese scene shows a walled garden compound with tiled-roof pavilions, a courtyard with lanterns, and carved rockwork on the left. Small figures in robes move among the buildings, while misty mountains and bare trees fill the background. Hand-colored accents of red and green sit over the ink outlines.

Look closer: Small seated figures and a red-roofed pavilion sit at the top center, partly hidden in the hillside.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1736–95

Medium

Hanging scroll; polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Size

2046 × 3400 px

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