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Aged Pine
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Aged Pine

Nakayama Kōyō (Japanese, 1717–1780), artist · 1717–80 · hanging scroll; ink on paper

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

The ancient pine is an admired subject in Asian painting and symbolizes the desirable human qualities of wisdom and solid moral character.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineAged Pine, 1717–80. Nakayama Kōyō (Japanese, 1717–1780). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; image: 89.8 x 28 cm (35 3/8 x 11 in.); overall: 162.5 x 40.7 cm (64 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.267

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