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Dwelling in the Longmian ("Sleeping Dragon") Mountains

Li Gonglin

Cleveland Museum of Art

A landscape painting on fabric. The background depicts rolling hills and mountains with trees scattered on the slopes. The mountains are rendered with varying shades of brown. A steep, jagged cliff with a natural rock formation resembling a honeycomb is on the upper centre. Three figures in long white robes are standing or sitting in the mountains. In the lower right corner, there is a house with a pointed roof surrounded by trees. In the lower left corner, a tree grows on a cliff. A pavilion with a pointed roof and pillars is on the bottom right. A stream with stepping stones leads to the pavilion.

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1263 × 834 px
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