Streams and Mountains without End
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Streams and Mountains without End

TitleStreams and Mountains without End
Date1100–1150 12th century
Mediumhandscroll; ink and slight color on silk
ClassificationPainting
OriginChina, late Northern Song dynasty (960-1127) - Jin dynasty (1115-1234) China
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineStreams and Mountains without End (溪山無盡), 1100–1150. China, late Northern Song dynasty (960-1127) - Jin dynasty (1115-1234). Handscroll; ink and slight color on silk; image: 35.1 x 213 cm (13 13/16 x 83 7/8 in.); overall: 35.1 x 1103.8 cm (13 13/16 x 434 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1953.126
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Streams and Mountains without End” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 1100–1150. It is executed in handscroll; ink and slight 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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