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Qiu Ying

Garden for Solitary Enjoyment

1515–52
Handscroll; ink and light color on silk

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Sima Guang completed his monumental survey of Chinese history, Zizhi tongjian , in the garden depicted in this painting.

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