Description
As one of the four symbols called "Four Gentlemen ( 四君子),” along plum blossoms, chrysanthemum, and orchids, bamboos represent strength, both physical and mental.
Provenance
(Suzanne Mitchell Asian Fine Arts, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?-1999); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1999-)
Accession Number
1999.169
Medium
hanging scroll; ink on silk
Dimensions
Painting only: 95.3 x 55.9 cm (37 1/2 x 22 in.); Overall: 189.1 x 70.5 cm (74 7/16 x 27 3/4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund
