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Herdboys and Buffalo in Landscape
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About this work
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: "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."
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineHerdboys and Buffalo in Landscape (牧牛圖), 1200s. Guo Min (Chinese, mid-late 1200s). Hanging scroll; ink on silk; image: 91 x 56 cm (35 13/16 x 22 1/16 in.); overall with knobs: 193 x 75.4 cm (76 x 29 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.216.2
