A Solitary Crane in the Bamboo Grove

Cleveland Museum of Art

A Solitary Crane in the Bamboo Grove

Tao HongLinkedCulture matchlcp-20d8a2a9eb1c

Date
early 1600s
Medium
album leaf, ink and color on silk
Culture
China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Department
Chinese Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
160957

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Although little known today, Tao Hong was a versatile artist who here depicts farmers returning home after a day in the fields. The shallow stream and dormant rice fields, the returning birds, and light sprinkles of green foliage all indicate the beginning of the farming season and hope for a good harvest. While the first leaf of this pair, 1999.223, depicts rural life, this one is of a more poetic nature. A lone crane stands in a bamboo grove. By using light colors and nuanced brushwork, Tao Hong achieves an effect of natural light and luminosity.

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Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee

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    Chinese landscape paintings

    These are predominantly Chinese paintings from the Ming, Qing, Yuan, and Song dynasties that depict natural landscape scenes including mountains, rivers, forests, and human settlements using traditional media such as ink

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