Not currently on view
In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
This painting represents a microcosm (a world in small) of the Jiangnan ecosystem: while the bush cricket feeds on bamboo, the male widow-skimmer dragonfly is a predator of small insects like mosquitos. Mosquitoes, abundant in late summer and early autumn, suggest the fall season.
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Wu Bing (Chinese, active 1190–1194) — Bamboo and Insects
Bamboo in Four Seasons: Spring
Ink Bamboo
Su Shi|Unidentified artist — 傳南宋 蘇軾 墨竹圖 卷|Bamboo
Bamboo in Four Seasons: Summer
Bamboo in Four Seasons: Autumn
Bamboo
Ogata Kōrin
Fachang Muqi (Chinese, 1220–1280) — Swallow and Lotus
Puming (Xuechuang) (Chinese, active before 1274-after 1329) 
Ma Yu (Chinese, active 1706–1724) — Bamboo in the Wind
Unidentified artist