Scenic attractions of West Lake 西湖清趣圖
- Medium
- Ink and color on paper
- Genre
- Paintings
Styles
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Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)Chinese ArtwaterArtCharles Lang Freer collectionBoats and boating
About
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: