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Herdboys and Buffalo in Landscape

Guo Min

Date: 1200s
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on silk
Culture: China, Qixian, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)
Department: Chinese Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

Herdboys tend their buffalo in a bucolic landscape by a winding stream. Guo Min emphasizes the massive forms and mighty power of the animals, transforming them into forces of nature. The poem on this scroll reads: "Together, they wade through the middle of the stream, Mindless of perils in the journey. The grass grows tall in the village ahead, While the mist and rain spread far and wide." Tending water buffalos has traditionally been the task of young boys and can still be seen in rural areas of Southern China today.

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