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Chinese silk painting of a misty river with a pavilion over water at right, a rocky cliff at left, and two small robed figures walking on a path.

Scholar arriving at a riverside pavilion

Ink and color on silk shows a misty river landscape with a two-story pavilion on pillars over the water at right and a rocky cliff at upper left. Two tiny robed figures walk along a path in the lower left, beneath pine and tree branches, while distant hills fade into pale haze.

Artist
Follower of Shi Rui 石銳 (ca. 1426-1470)
Date
15th century
Medium
Ink and color on silk
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
2059 × 2560 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1500).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art

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