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Handscroll landscape with misty mountains, a pale disc in the sky, a tiny pavilion on a cliff at left, and dark rocks with an arch at lower left.

Sun and moon over land and sea

A painting in ink and color on silk shows mountains and cliffs rising through white mist beneath a pale round disc in the upper center sky. A small pavilion perches on a ledge at upper left, and a dark rocky outcrop with an arched opening sits at lower left against the golden-brown silk ground.

Artist
Formerly attributed to Emperor Ming of the Jin dynasty (reigned 323-325)
Date
17th-18th century
Medium
Ink and color on silk
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
1600 × 640 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1800).
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: Sol y luna sobre tierra y mar

Una pintura en tinta y color sobre seda muestra montañas y acantilados que emergen entre niebla blanca, bajo un disco pálido en el centro superior del cielo. Un pabellón pequeño se asienta en una repisa arriba a la izquierda, y un peñasco oscuro con abertura en arco aparece abajo a la izquierda sobre la seda ocre.

Português: Sol e lua sobre terra e mar

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