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Hanging scroll of a rocky mountain, a leaning pine and a tiled pavilion with small seated figures, in ink and color on silk.

Three Scholars in a Pavilion Composing Poetry

A hanging scroll in ink and color on silk shows a craggy mountain rising on the left and a bent pine reaching across the right. In the lower left, a tiled pavilion holds small seated figures, with a path winding through the rocks below.

Artist
Formerly attributed to Ma Yuan 馬遠 (active late 12th-early 13th century)
Date
16th century
Medium
Ink and color on silk
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
1527 × 3000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1600).
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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