Scholar viewing a waterfall wallpaper

Ma Yuan, early 13th century · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Scholar viewing a waterfall wallpaper, 16:9, 2560×1440, by Ma Yuan, early 13th century, The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Download 16:9Desktop · 2560 × 1440

Scholar viewing a waterfall wallpaper, 16:10, 1920×1200, by Ma Yuan, early 13th century, The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Download 16:10Desktop · 1920 × 1200

Scholar viewing a waterfall wallpaper, 21:9, 2560×1080, by Ma Yuan, early 13th century, The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Download 21:9Ultrawide · 2560 × 1080

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Scholar viewing a waterfall wallpaper, 9:19.5, 1170×2532, by Ma Yuan, early 13th century, The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Download 9:19.5Phone · 1170 × 2532

Scholar viewing a waterfall wallpaper, 9:16, 1080×1920, by Ma Yuan, early 13th century, The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Download 9:16Phone · 1080 × 1920

Scholar viewing a waterfall by Ma Yuan, early 13th century. Collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The artwork is in the public domain. The museum releases this image and its data under CC0.

On Morning Masterpiece it is paired with a short story: “The scholar and the waterfall”. Also: 2:3 art card · Ma Yuan · all wallpapers

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