# Dragon among clouds

**Traditionally attributed to Chen Rong**  
1368-1644  
Ink on silk  
H x W: 28.2 x 60 cm (11 1/8 x 23 5/8 in)

Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, F1911.519. [The museum's record](https://asia.si.edu/object/F1911.519/).

## About this work

Traditionally attributed to Chen Rong painted this in 1368-1644. It is now at the National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, DC.

### How it was made

- **Ink and colour on silk.** Silk was sized with glue and alum so it would hold a crisp brushline, and mineral colours were built up in thin layers. The sheen of the weave still shows through.

### [Traditionally attributed to Chen Rong](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/traditionally-attributed-to-chen-rong)

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- Culture: Chinese
- Real size: about 11 × 24 in (28 × 60 cm). The 18 × 24 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 14th century
- Movement: [Chinese painting](https://www.ochreeditions.com/movements/chinese-painting)
- Subjects: Cloud, Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644), Dragon
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/1804.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/1804/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56; 18 × 24 in $68
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/dragon-among-clouds-si-fsg-f1911-519).