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Hanging scroll of a pine-covered mountain landscape with a seated scholar by a stream and a waterfall in misty peaks.

Stopping the Zither to Watch the Waterfall

A hanging scroll in ink and color on silk shows a large pine tree on a rocky slope beside a seated scholar near a stream. A waterfall tumbles down the misty mountains at upper left, while a small attendant stands at the lower right.

Artist
Formerly attributed to Li Sihui (mid 7th-early 8th century)
Date
16th century
Medium
Ink and color on silk
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
428 × 1308 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: Deteniendo el qin para contemplar la cascada

Un rollo colgante de tinta y color sobre seda muestra un gran pino en una ladera rocosa junto a un erudito sentado cerca de un arroyo. Una cascada cae por las montañas brumosas en la parte superior izquierda, mientras un pequeño acompañante está de pie en la parte inferior derecha.

Português: Parando o qin para observar a cachoeira

Um rolo pendurado em tinta e cor sobre seda mostra um grande pinheiro em uma encosta rochosa ao lado de um erudito sentado perto de um riacho. Uma cachoeira cai pelas montanhas enevoadas no canto superior esquerdo, enquanto um pequeno acompanhante está de pé no canto inferior direito.

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