Herdboys and Buffalo in Landscape

The Cleveland Museum of Art · John L. Severance Fund

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Herdboys and Buffalo in Landscape

1200s

ArtistGuo Min (Chinese, mid-late 1200s)

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Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on silk
Dimensions: Image: 92 x 56.5 cm (36 1/4 x 22 1/4 in.); Overall with knobs: 196 x 76 cm (77 3/16 x 29 15/16 in.)
Classification: Painting
Style: ASIAN - Hanging scroll
Origin: China, Qixian, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)
Institution: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit: John L. Severance Fund

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Provenance

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Provenance event

Shokado Shojo 松花堂昭乗 [1584–1639], Japan

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Otokoyama Hachiman-gu 男山八幡宮, Kyoto, Japan

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Baron Morimura Kaisaku 男爵森村開作 [1873–1962], Japan

?–1999

(Kaikodo America Inc., New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)

1999–

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Shokado Shojo 松花堂昭乗 [1584–1639], Japan Otokoyama Hachiman-gu 男山八幡宮, Kyoto, Japan Baron Morimura Kaisaku 男爵森村開作 [1873–1962], Japan (Kaikodo America Inc., New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Exhibitions

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China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail

Source exhibition text

China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 11, 2022-February 26, 2023). Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 242). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 28, 2014-January 7, 2015).

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Sourced Overview Evidence

Herdboys tend their buffalo in a bucolic landscape by a winding stream. Guo Min emphasizes the massive forms and mighty power of the animals, transforming them into forces of nature. <br><br>The poem on this scroll reads: "The bulls are engaging in fighting, Cautiously, each seeks to overcome the other. The herdboy calmly stands by. Untying his belt, he silently watches."

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0 observed sales · 0 comparable sales · 5 structured provenance events · 1 structured exhibitions.

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