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Returning to the Village in a Rainstorm

Xie Shichen, 1530

4.25 m × 42 cm

A storey and a half of a house. Stood on end it is 2.5 people tall.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 42 cm
Width: 4.25 m
Medium: Handscroll; ink and light color on silk
Kind: Painting
Made in: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: Overall: 40.3 x 425.4 cm (15 7/8 x 167 1/2 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 4.25 m × 40 cm. Hung to match the photograph.
Credit: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 4.25 m × 42 cm. A storey and a half of a house. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made 1530. It is in the public domain, and The Cleveland Museum of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Cleveland Museum of Art: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund.
How was it made?: Handscroll; ink and light color on silk, made in China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Cleveland Museum of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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