The Knickknack Peddler

A bearded peddler in a tall hat stands at the center, his robes hung with small objects, while children crowd around him and a heavily loaded cart rises at right. Ink lines and soft color on silk show a willow branch overhanging the scene and a red seal at left.

Look closer: A red seal is stamped in the left margin beside the figures.

Artist

Li Song

Date

1212

Medium

Album leaf; ink and color on silk

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Size

3400 × 3212 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund