COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1999.216.2
AMICA Library Year:
2001
Object Type:
Paintings
Creator Name:
Guo Min
Creator Nationality:
Chinese
Creator Role:
artist
Creator Dates/Places:
1598 - 1652
Gender:
M
Creator Name-CRT:
Guo Min
Title:
Herdboys and Oxen in Landscape (left)
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
13th Century
Creation Start Date:
1250
Creation End Date:
1285
Materials and Techniques:
hanging scroll, ink on silk
Classification Term:
Painting
Dimensions:
Image: 90.8cm x 56.2cm, Overall: 198.1cm x 75.6cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1999.216.2
Credit Line:
John L. Severance Fund
Context:
Portraying a theme familiar since the time of the Song dynasty (960-1279), this painting presents a vivid rendering of oxen wading through a stream in a leisurely manner. Thus the artist, Guo Min, inscribed a simple poem at the upper right of the scroll:The bulls are engaged in fighting;Cautiously, each seeks to overcome the other.The herdboy calmly stands by.Untying his belt, he silently watches.Paintings dating from the very beginning of the Yuan dynasty are exceedingly rare. Consequently, this hanging scroll represents a major addition to the museum's collection of Chinese paintings.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1999.216.2.tif
