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Collection Online as of April 23, 2024

A Pastoral Scene

A Pastoral Scene

1271–1368(?)
(1271-1368)
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Overall: 20.2 x 18.8 cm (7 15/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1915.706
Location: not on view

Description

Landscapes painted in blue and green mineral pigments often allude to the past or to paradise. Here the color may suggest that surrounded by nature, the figure can escape the hassles of the chaotic world.
  • ?–1915
    (Dr. John C. Ferguson 福開森 [1866–1945], sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art through H. W. [Henry Watson] Kent [1866–1948])
    1915–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1915.706