# Aged Pine

- By: Nakayama Kōyō (Japanese, 1717–1780)
- Date: 1717–80
- Medium: hanging scroll; ink on paper
- Classification: Painting
- Dimensions: Image: 89.8 x 28 cm (35 3/8 x 11 in.); Overall: 162.5 x 40.7 cm (64 x 16 in.)
- Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
- Credit line: The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.267)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/cma/1985.267/1985.267_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 ancient pine is an admired subject in Asian painting and symbolizes the desirable human qualities of wisdom and solid moral character.