# Red Friend

**Lan Ying** (Chinese, 1585–1664)  
17th century  
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper  
Image: 58 5/8 × 18 7/8 in. (148.9 × 47.9 cm) Overall with mounting: 9 ft. 5 in. × 26 in. (287 × 66 cm) Overall with knobs: 9 ft. 5 in. × 29 1/8 in. (287 × 74 cm)

Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1979.26. [The museum's record](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/39713).

## About this work

Lan Ying painted this in 17th century, aged about 15. It is now at The Met in New York.

### 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 on paper.** Ink made from soot and animal glue, ground with water on an inkstone. A single brush can give a hair-fine line or a broad wash, and nothing can be corrected.

### [Lan Ying](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/lan-ying)

Chinese, 1585–1664

## Facts

- Type: Paintings
- Culture: China
- The artist was about 15
- Real size: about 3½ × 3½ in (8 × 9 cm). The original is small: even the 8 × 10 in print shows it larger than life.
- Century: 16th century
- Movement: [Chinese painting](https://www.ochreeditions.com/movements/chinese-painting)
- Colour: white
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/900.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/900/1920.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/red-friend-met-39713).