Herdboys and Buffalo in Landscapes
1200s
Guo Min
Guo Min (Chinese, mid-late 1200s)
Chinese Art
Herdboys and Buffalo in Landscapes, 1200s. Guo Min (Chinese, mid-late 1200s). Pair of hanging scrolls; ink on silk; painting: 92.7 x 56.5 cm (36 1/2 x 22 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1999.216 Tending water buffalos has traditionally been the task of young boys and can still be seen in rural areas of Southern China today.
- Maker/Artist
- Guo Min
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- Pair of hanging scrolls; ink on silk
- Dimensions
- Painting: 92.7 x 56.5 cm (36 1/2 x 22 1/4 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: 努力還相鬪，爭強不自安。/ 牧童閑退立，解帶靜中看。/ 伯達 Translation: Inscription at upper right of the first hanging scroll: The bulls are engaged in fighting,/ Cautiously, each seeks to overcome the other./ The herdboy calmly stands by./ Untying his belt, he silently watches./ Signed "Boda" Inscription: 齊向中流渡，那知行路難。/ 前村青草長，煙雨□漫漫。/ 伯達 Translation: Inscription at upper right of second hanging scroll: Together, they wade through the middle of the stream,/ Mindless of perils in the journey./ The grass grows tall in the village ahead,/ While the mist and rain spread far and wide./ Signed “Boda” Remark: The “□” indicates a lost word.
- Departments
- Chinese Art
- Accession Number
- 1999.216
- Credit Line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Exhibitions
- China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail, <em>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 242)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 28, 2014-January 7, 2015).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 010 Focus Gallery
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