# A Pastoral Scene

- Date: 1271–1368(?)
- Medium: Album leaf; ink and color on silk
- Classification: Painting
- Dimensions: Overall: 20.2 x 18.8 cm (7 15/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
- Culture: China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) ?
- Credit line: Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.706)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/cma/1915.706/1915.706_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Landscapes painted in blue and green mineral pigments often allude to the past or to paradise. Here the color may suggest that surrounded by nature, the figure can escape the hassles of the chaotic world.