# View of Xiao Xiang

- By: Kenkō Shōkei (Japanese, active 1478–1506)
- Date: c. 1478–1506
- Medium: album leaf; ink and light color on paper
- Classification: Painting
- Dimensions: Image: 26.8 x 30.6 cm (10 9/16 x 12 1/16 in.)
- Culture: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
- Credit line: Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1997.113)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/cma/1997.113/1997.113_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)

This scene illustrates the famous theme of Eight Views of the Xiao-Xiang River. This subject is also depicted in other paintings in our collection. This particular scene is known as "Returning Sail off Distant Shore."