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Paintings after Ancient Masters: Scholars in a Garden

Chen Hongshou

Cleveland Museum of Art

The painting depicts a serene scene of two men sitting on the ground in a garden. The two men are positioned in the lower center of the painting, dressed in traditional robes, with one sitting cross-legged on the ground and the other on a low stool. The man on the stool holds an object. They are surrounded by lush greenery, including a large tree with sprawling branches and a stone wall. In the background, a small thatched roof hut is visible on the left side, and a mountain range stretches across the upper portion of the painting. The sky above is beige. The entire scene is framed by a beige border, with a red seal in the bottom-right corner and vertical writing on the left side.

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776 × 893 px
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