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The Hermit Xu You Resting by a Stream

1400s
Hanging scroll; ink and slight color on silk

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

When the emperor offered him a post overseeing the Nine Territories (as China was known in ancient times), Xu You went to the River Ying to cleanse his ears from such an unwelcome proposition.

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