# Meditative Visit to a Mountain Retreat: In Picture and in Words

- By: Xiang Shengmo (Chinese, 1597–1658)
- Date: 1648
- Medium: handscroll; ink on paper
- Classification: Painting
- Dimensions: Overall: 30.5 x 273 cm (12 x 107 1/2 in.)
- Culture: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
- Credit line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1962.42)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1962.42/1962.42_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The artist was known for his pine trees, like the grove at the end of the scroll, which shades a gentleman.