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A Solitary Crane in the Bamboo Grove

A Solitary Crane in the Bamboo Grove

early 1600s
(Chinese, active c. 1610–1640)
Overall: 24.5 x 26.7 cm (9 5/8 x 10 1/2 in.)
Location: not on view

Description

Although little known today, Tao Hong was a versatile artist who here depicts farmers returning home after a day in the fields. The shallow stream and dormant rice fields, the returning birds, and light sprinkles of green foliage all indicate the beginning of the farming season and hope for a good harvest. While the first leaf of this pair, 1999.223, depicts rural life, this one is of a more poetic nature. A lone crane stands in a bamboo grove. By using light colors and nuanced brushwork, Tao Hong achieves an effect of natural light and luminosity.
  • Cleveland Museum of Art, “Cleveland Museum of Art Acquires Rare Chinese Paintings, Baroque Porcelain Plaque and Other New Acquisitions Exhibited with Hanging Scrolls,” December 20, 1999, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
  • Greeting the Spring (Chinese art rotation, galleries 240a, 239, 241c). The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 11-August 13, 2017).
    Main Asian Gallery Rotation (Gallery 122); April 22, 2002 - April 7, 2004.
  • {{cite web|title=A Solitary Crane in the Bamboo Grove|url=false|author=Tao Hong|year=early 1600s|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1999.224