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Hong Fan

Bamboo in Snow

1818
hanging scroll; ink on paper

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Hong Fan’s bamboo stalks and rocky boulders fill the picture plane almost entirely and recede and fade in the background, suggesting the depth of a grove and a wintry, hazy atmosphere.

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