Cleveland Museum of Art
The Hermit Xu You Resting by a Stream
Dai Jin (Chinese, 1388–1462) · 1400s
When the emperor offered him a post overseeing the Nine Territories (as China was known in ancient times), Xu You went to the River Ying to cleanse his ears from such an unwelcome proposition.
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