The Mountain of Five Cataracts

Chen Hongshou’s ‘The Mountain of Five Cataracts’ is a hanging scroll from around 1630. Ink on silk captures the landscape. Cleveland Museum of Art.

The painting measures 82.9 cm in height. The artist utilized fine brushwork typical of Ming dynasty scrolls.

Chen Hongshou lived through the late Ming dynasty. His works often featured intricate details and imaginative elements.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, https://clevelandart.org/art/1966.366