Description
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.
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."
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."
Provenance
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) (?–1999); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1999–)
Accession Number
1999.216.1
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
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund
