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Bamboo in the Wind

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Date: 1724
Medium: hanging scroll; ink on silk
Culture: China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Department: Chinese Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID: 95204

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In traditional Chinese culture, bamboo symbolizes a gentleman's virtuous resilience and flexibility.

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Credit line: Gift of Charles L. Freer
Provenance: ?–1915: Charles L. Freer [1854–1919], Detroit, MI, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 1915–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH