Cleveland Museum of Art

Scholar Reclining and Watching Rising Clouds; Poem by Wang Wei

c. 1256

Type: Painting
Medium: Album leaf; ink on silk
Dimensions: Image: 25.1 x 25.3 cm (9 7/8 x 9 15/16 in.); with mat: 33.3 x 40.5 cm (13 1/8 x 15 15/16 in.)
Culture: China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
Credit: John L. Severance Fund

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