# Noble Hermit in a Mountain Retreat

- By: Chen Ruyan (Chinese, fl. 1340-1380)
- Date: late Ming/early Qing dynasty, 17th century
- Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
- Classification: Painting
- Culture: China
- Credit line: Kate S. Buckingham Endowment Fund
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/13447)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/2fbf1cec-e2c4-9b1f-6949-088b00a07698/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)