Summer Mountains (after Dong Yuan [active c. 937–75])

A tall ink mountain rises at the right of this hanging scroll, its textured slopes dense with trees, while a misty valley, distant hills and a river recede to the left. Ink washes on brown silk give the landscape a soft, humid quiet, with bare trees framing the lower foreground.

Look closer: Red seals are stamped along the left edge and in the lower corners.

Artist

Huang Gongwang

Date

1290–1354

Medium

hanging scroll; ink and slight color on silk

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Size

1477 × 3400 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cornelia Blakemore Warner Bequest, by exchange, and Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund