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Rocks, Orchid, and Bamboo

1662

Shitao

(Chinese, 1642–1707)
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
handscroll; ink on paper
Overall: 31.8 x 266.7 cm (12 1/2 x 105 in.)
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1952.589
Location: Not on view
  • ?–1952
    (Howard Hollis and Co., Cleveland, OH, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1952–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Lee, Sherman. "'Rocks, Orchids, and Bamboo' by Shih-T'ao." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 41, no. 1 (January 1954): 8, 13–14. Mentioned: p. 8; Reproduced: pp. 10–11 www.jstor.org
    Fong, Wen, and Shih-t'ao. “A Letter from Shih-T'ao to Pa-Ta-Shan-Jên and the Problem of Shih-T'ao's Chronology.” Archives of the Chinese Art Society of America, vol. 13, 1959, pp. 22–53. Mentioned and Reproduced: pp. 34-35, fig. 5 www-jstor-org.ingallslibrary.idm.oclc.org
    Chou, Ju-hsi and Anita Chung. Silent poetry: Chinese paintings from the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2015. Reproduced: pp. 400–407, fig. 1
  • Meaning of Nature in Chinese Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 9-June 1, 1954).
  • {{cite web|title=Rocks, Orchid, and Bamboo|url=false|author=Shitao|year=1662|access-date=21 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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