1745
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Album of Landscape Paintings Illustrating Old Poems: Children Playing Blindman's Buff in a Garden is a 1745 unspecified by Hua Yan, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows children playing blindman’s buff in a garden, their blindfolded leader reaching out. The boys wear simple robes, the girls have bound feet. A single lantern hangs from a tree, casting a soft glow on their faces. It’s part of a scroll showing scenes from old poems. Hua Yan painted it to surprise viewers—he broke the rules of traditional Chinese art. The kids look playful, but his brushwork feels loose and free. Check out more of Hua Yan’s work—try searching for *Hua Yan (Chinese, 1682–c. 1765)*.
Hua Yan is one of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou, who rejected orthodox ideas about painting.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Hua Yan simplified Chinese: 华嵒; traditional Chinese: 華嵒; pinyin: Huà Yán; Wade–Giles: Hua Yen; courtesy name Qiu Yue (秋岳), sobriquets Xinluo Shanren (新罗山人), Dong Yuan Sheng (东园生), Buyi Sheng (布衣生), Ligou Jushi (离垢居士)and…
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