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A Pastoral Scene
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Landscapes painted in blue and green mineral pigments often allude to the past or to paradise. Here the color may suggest that surrounded by nature, the figure can escape the hassles of the chaotic world.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineA Pastoral Scene, 1271–1368(?). China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) ?. Album leaf; ink and color on silk; overall: 20.2 x 18.8 cm (7 15/16 x 7 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.706
