Garden for Solitary Enjoyment
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Garden for Solitary Enjoyment

TitleGarden for Solitary Enjoyment
ArtistQiu Ying (Chinese, 1494–1552)
Date1515–52 16th century
MediumHandscroll; ink and light color on silk
ClassificationPainting
OriginChina, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) China
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineGarden for Solitary Enjoyment (獨樂園), 1515–52. Qiu Ying (Chinese, 1494–1552). Handscroll; ink and light color on silk; painting: 28 x 518.5 cm (11 x 204 1/8 in.); overall: 32 x 1290.2 cm (12 5/8 x 507 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1978.67
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“Garden for Solitary Enjoyment” is a work by Qiu Ying (Chinese, 1494–1552), dated 1515–52. It is executed in handscroll; ink and light color on silk and classified as painting. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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