# Daoist Immortals in the mountains

- By: Formerly attributed to Liu Songnian (傳)劉松年 (ca. 1150-after 1225)
- Date: 1368-1644
- Medium: Ink on silk
- Classification: Paintings
- Dimensions: H x W (overall): 28.2 x 669 cm (11 1/8 x 263 3/8 in)
- Culture: Chinese
- Credit line: Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- Museum: [Smithsonian Institution](https://asia.si.edu/object/F1911.179/)
- Rights: [CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/8733142e0dc99b541f9036721e875d6a.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Braving the waves and flying on cranes, immortals arrive at a Daoist palace atop a bank of clouds and skyscraping peaks to pay homage to Jen, the God of Infinity. Because immortals were believed to prefer living in high buildings, Daoist architecture is rife with towers and pavilions. The blazing light behind the building marks its extraordinary status as an immortal palace.