Chinese Literatus Viewing a Valley, possibly mid- to late 1500s-1600s. This painting depicts a well-recognized scene in East Asian painting most often associated with the Chinese Southern Song dynasty painter Ma Yuan: a figure, most likely a retired government official, contemplating a high mountain valley from a scenic overlook. The lower left corner of the painting has a tripod-shaped seal resembling that of Kano Hideyori. The work appears to have either been made or repurposed to hang as a pair with a painting by Hideyori.

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Size: 5180px × 7697px
Photo credit: © Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 1392-1573, 1615-1868, art, cleveland, colour, edo, hanging, heritage, ink, japan, light, muromachi, museum, painting, paper, period, scroll, unknown