Cleveland Museum of Art
Bamboo in Snow
Hong FanLinkedCulture matchlcp-ed2d1ca920c5
- Date
- 1818
- Medium
- hanging scroll; ink on paper
- Culture
- China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Department
- Chinese Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 543409
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
Hong Fan’s bamboo stalks amidst rocky boulders bend gently forward. Light washes of ink suggest a misty, wintry atmosphere. Fan was inspired in style and concept by the poet, calligrapher and painter, Su Shi (1037-1101) who considered bamboo an ideal subject to express the calligraphic qualities of brushwork. Bamboo that bends, but does not break under the heavy snow, was also an image for the upright scholar who withstands adverse times. Hong Fan’s bamboo stalks and rocky boulders fill the picture plane almost entirely and recede and fade in the background, suggesting the depth of a grove and a wintry, hazy atmosphere.
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- Credit line
- Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
- Provenance
- ?–1960s: (Portobello Market vender, London, England, sold to John Gosse) | 1960s–2017: Mr. John Gosse [1914–2017], Kew, Richmond, London, England, to Hanshan Tang | 2017–2023: (Hanshan Tang, London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) | 2023–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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