Old Pine Tree
| Title | Old Pine Tree |
|---|---|
| Artist | Wen Zhengming (Chinese, 1470–1559) |
| Date | late 1530s 16th century |
| Medium | handscroll; ink on paper |
| Classification | Painting |
| Origin | China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) China |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Old Pine Tree (畫松圖), late 1530s. Wen Zhengming (Chinese, 1470–1559). Handscroll; ink on paper; painting: 28 x 139.3 cm (11 x 54 13/16 in.); overall: 29.3 x 596.9 cm (11 9/16 x 235 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1964.43 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Old Pine Tree” is a work by Wen Zhengming (Chinese, 1470–1559), dated late 1530s. It is executed in handscroll; ink on paper 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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Dated to late 1530s. Explore the wider set of works from the 16th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Browse more public-domain art from China.
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Made available through the The Cleveland Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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