Title: Recluse playing the zither in a pine grove
Object type: Hanging scroll
Date: ca. 1540
Culture: China
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Artist:  Wen Zhengming 
Artist bio: Chinese, 1470–1559
Artist nationality: Chinese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 137 1/2 x 40 1/2 in. (349.3 x 102.9 cm)
Overall with mounting: 193 1/2 x 50 3/8 in. (491.5 x 128 cm)
Overall with knobs: 193 1/2 x 55 7/8 in. (491.5 x 141.9 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Edward Elliott Family Collection, Purchase, The Dillon Fund Gift, 1982
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY