A Qing dynasty, 18th century Chinese handscroll in ink and color on silk, showing King Yu moving a mountain to control the great flood, the labor by which he earned the throne and founded the Xia dynasty. Held today by the Art Institute of Chicago, a gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick.
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