The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of October 28, 2026

An ink and color painting on silk depicts a two-tiered pavilion nestled against a rocky cliff. To our left, a gnarled tree with dense foliage hangs over the structure. Inside, small, robed figures gather, while two others traverse a path in the lower left. Faint mountain peaks rise in the background. Two columns of Chinese calligraphy and a red seal mark the right side against the muted, tan silk background.

A Pavilion

1127–1279

China, Southern Song Dynasty ?

(1127-1279)
album leaf; ink and color on silk
Overall: 17.8 x 21 cm (7 x 8 1/4 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1915.705
Location: Not on view
  • ?-1915
    Dr. J. C. [John Calvin] Ferguson [1866-1945], Newton, MA, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1915-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Tanenbaum, Mary. Fishing on the Terrace: A Collection of Writings, edited by Heather Parks. [Redwood City, CA]: Stanford University Press, 2018 Reproduced: p. 118
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1915.705