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Enjoying the Pines

Shen Zhou

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white ink painting of a person sitting on a cliff. The person sits cross-legged on a flat area on the cliff, with their back to the viewer. The person has a hat on and appears to have a book in front of them. The cliff has several jagged layers with dark foliage. A tree grows out of the right side of the cliff. The tree has long pine needles. In the background, there is a body of water and a distant shoreline with mountains behind it. The painting is titled "Enjoying the Pines" by Shen Zhou.

Artwork details

Medium:
Handscroll; ink on gold-flecked paper
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
599 × 255 px
Museum record:
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