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Hanging scroll of a rocky mountain, a leaning pine and a tiled pavilion with small seated figures, in ink and color on silk.

Three scholars in a pavilion composing poetry

A hanging scroll in ink and color on silk shows a craggy mountain rising on the left and a bent pine reaching across the right. In the lower left, a tiled pavilion holds small seated figures, with a path winding through the rocks below.

Artist
Formerly attributed to Ma Yuan 馬遠 (active late 12th-early 13th century)
Date
16th century
Medium
Ink and color on silk
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
1527 × 3000 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: Tres eruditos en un pabellón componiendo poesía

Un rollo colgante en tinta y color sobre seda muestra una montaña escarpada a la izquierda y un pino inclinado que se extiende hacia la derecha. En la parte inferior izquierda, un pabellón con tejado sostiene pequeñas figuras sentadas, y un sendero serpentea entre las rocas de abajo.

Português: Três eruditos em um pavilhão compondo poesia

Um rolo vertical em tinta e cor sobre seda mostra uma montanha escarpada à esquerda e um pinheiro inclinado que se estende pela direita. No canto inferior esquerdo, um pavilhão com telhado abriga pequenas figuras sentadas, e uma trilha serpenteia entre as rochas abaixo.

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