Scenic View of Suzhou

A tall hanging scroll shows a lakeside garden in Suzhou with a domed pavilion, red railings, and arched bridges over calm water. Elegantly dressed figures play music, sit, and stroll on the grassy foreground, while a poem column runs across the sky.

Look closer: A small pagoda rises on the far left hillside above the red-tinged shore.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1736–95

Medium

Hanging scroll; multicolor woodblock print; ink and color on paper, printed in three shades of black, hand colored

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Size

1622 × 3400 px

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