# Washing the elephant

- By: Traditionally attributed to Qian Xuan 錢選 (late 13th century)
- Date: 17th century
- Medium: Ink and color on silk
- Classification: Paintings
- Dimensions: H x W (image with calligraphy): 37.8 x 64.7 cm (14 7/8 x 25 1/2 in)
- Culture: Buddhists
- Credit line: Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- Museum: [Smithsonian Institution](https://asia.si.edu/object/F1911.163i/)
- Rights: [CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/629680267e8de3b81719ce4a7e59b0e9.jpg
- Who can see it: Adult profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)