National Museum of Asian Art
Scenic attractions of West Lake 西湖清趣圖
Formerly attributed to Li Song (傳)李嵩 (late 12th-early 13th century) · 14th century
This painting illustrates the shore of the famed West Lake in the Southern Song (1127-1279) capital Lin'an (modern Hangzhou), which Marco Polo (ca. 1254-1324) once visited and appropriately described as follows:
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