Visiting a Recluse with a Qin, 13th century, Attributed to Ma Lin, Chinese, active c. 1180 - after 1256, 69 3/4 × 23 13/16 in. ( × cm) (includes roller ends)38 1/4 × 17 1/16 in. ( × cm) (image), Ink and color on silk, China, 13th century, This painting is traditionally attributed to Ma Lin of the late 13th century. Ma artists evolved a formula for painting wherein the pictorial surface is divided in half diagonally. One side is filled with pictorial motifs, while the other side is left empty to suggest vast space. Here a scholar is shown being followed by his

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