Washing the White Elephant, ink landscape scroll

A faint ink landscape on pale paper shows a robed figure with a long staff at upper left, beside a rounded, elephant-like form. Two standing figures and a third figure gather among trees and rocks at right, and a red seal sits at lower left.

Artist

Formerly attributed to Zhao Lingjun (active late 11th century)

Date

16th-17th century

Medium

Ink and color on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

1003 × 2002 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art