Cleveland Museum of Art

Bamboo

Date

1900s

Medium

hanging scroll; ink on silk

Culture

Korea

Department

Korean Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

As one of the four symbols called "Four Gentlemen ( 四君子),” along plum blossoms, chrysanthemum, and orchids, bamboos represent strength, both physical and mental. This work is modern imitation of the famous 17th-century literati painter Yi Jeong known for his bamboo painting in ink. Yi's original work is the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art ( https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/50486 ).

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