# Lonely Retreat Overlooking a Misty Valley

**Sheng Maoye** (Chinese, active early 1600s)  
1630  
hanging scroll; ink and slight color on silk  
Painting: 181.2 x 93 cm (71 5/16 x 36 5/8 in.); Overall with knobs: 256.5 x 121.9 cm (101 x 48 in.)

Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1961.88. [The museum's record](https://clevelandart.org/art/1961.88).

## About this work

Sheng Maoye painted this in 1630. It is now at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

### How it was made

- **Hanging scroll.** A painting mounted on silk with a wooden roller at the foot. It was rolled up for storage and brought out to hang for a season, a guest or an occasion.
- **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.

### [Sheng Maoye](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/sheng-maoye)

Chinese, active early 1600s

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- Culture: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
- Real size: about 101 × 44 in (257 × 111 cm). The original is larger than our largest print, 18 × 24 in, so every print is a reduction.
- Century: 17th century
- Movement: [Chinese painting](https://www.ochreeditions.com/movements/chinese-painting)
- 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/642.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/642/1920.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
- 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/lonely-retreat-overlooking-a-misty-valley-cma-137120).