A vertical, neutral-colored scroll in light black ink depicts mountains on top and a thin, leafy tree with a nearby structure at bottom, simple and serene with a good deal of empty space.
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Poetic Thoughts in a Forest Pavilion 林堂詩思圖

Ni Zan (Chinese, 1301–1374)

Ming dynasty (1368–1644), c. 1371

Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
124 × 50.5 cm (48 7/8 × 19 15/16 in.)
Culture
China
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of Asia
Credit line
Kate S. Buckingham Endowment; purchased with funds provided by of the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation
Rights
Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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