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Bamboo in Snow
The Cleveland Museum of Art · Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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Bamboo in Snow

1818
Hong Fan (Chinese, active late 1700s–early 1800s) visual detail
ArtistHong Fan (Chinese, active late 1700s–early 1800s)
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Medium
hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Painting only: 164.5 x 87.6 cm (64 3/4 x 34 1/2 in.); Overall with knobs: 288 x 121.7 cm (113 3/8 x 47 15/16 in.)
Classification
Painting
Style
ASIAN - Hanging scroll
Origin
China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Institution
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund

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Provenance

Public
?–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

Source provenance text

(Portobello Market vender, London, England, sold to John Gosse) Mr. John Gosse [1914–2017], Kew, Richmond, London, England, to Hanshan Tang (Hanshan Tang, London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Exhibitions

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Sourced Overview Evidence

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.

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Evidence state

0 observed sales · 0 comparable sales · 4 structured provenance events · 0 structured exhibitions.

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