In the long scroll Along the River During the Qingming Festival painted by Zhang Zeduan during the Song dynasty (960–1297), a suanpan is clearly visible beside an account book and doctor's prescriptions on the counter of an apothecary's (Feibao).
ɪnðə lˈɔŋ skɹˈoʊl ɐlˈɔŋ ðə ɹˈɪvɚ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə kˈɪŋəmɪŋ fˈɛstɪvəl pˈeɪntᵻd baɪ ʒˈæŋ zˈɛduːən dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə sˈɔŋ dˈaɪnɐsti nˈaɪnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən, ɐ sˈuːɐnpˌæn ɪz klˈɪɹli vˈɪzᵻbəl bᵻsˌaɪd ɐn ɐkˈaʊnt bˈʊk ænd dˈɑːktɚz pɹɪskɹˈɪpʃənz ɔnðə kˈaʊntɚɹ əvən ɐpˈɑːθɪkˌɛɹiz fˈeɪbaʊ.