Paintings after Ancient Masters: Lotus and Rocks

Chen Hongshou, 1598–1652

Look first

What catches your attention?
Where does your eye go next?
What would you ask about this work?

Show me

Paintings after Ancient Masters: Lotus and Rocks, 1598–1652. album leaf; ink and color on silk.

Skip to the reading

album leaf; ink and color on silk · Overall: 30.2 x 26.7 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

Read more at the Cleveland Museum of Art

Look again

What do you notice now?

Try a quick sketch

Take a minute to sketch on any paper. No upload needed.

What did you draw first? What did you leave out?

Details and source

Museum title: Paintings after Ancient Masters: Lotus and Rocks
Artist: Chen Hongshou (Chinese, 1598/99–1652)
Date: 1598–1652
Medium: album leaf; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Overall: 30.2 x 26.7 cm (11 7/8 x 10 1/2 in.)
Credit line: John L. Severance Fund
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Cleveland Museum of Art

View in the Atlas

Galler’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.