Pure Tones among Hills and Waters
Cleveland Museum of Art

Pure Tones among Hills and Waters

Xiao Yuncong (Chinese, 1596–1673) · 1664

Handscroll; ink and light color on paper
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Biographical notes on Xiao Yuncong relate that he did not pursue the career of an official, but "furnished a cottage in the eastern suburbs [of Wuhu in Anhui province] and amused himself playing the <em>qin</em> (zither) and reading every day."

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