Title: Washing the White Elephant
Object type: Hanging scroll
Date: undated
Culture: China
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Artist:  Chen Zi 
Artist bio: Chinese, 1634–1711
Artist nationality: Chinese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 34 5/16 x 15 1/16 in. (87.2 x 38.3 cm)
Overall with mounting: 86 3/4 x 23 in. (220.3 x 58.4 cm)
Overall with knobs: 86 3/4 x 27 1/4 in. (220.3 x 69.2 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Purchase, The Dillon Fund Gift, 1976
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Elephants