Herdboys and Buffalo in Landscape
Guo Min (Chinese, mid-late 1200s)
1250–1285
- 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.)
- Genre
- painting
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
China, Qixian, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)
About
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."
