Album of Landscape Paintings Illustrating Old Poems: Boy Tending a Water Buffalo
1745
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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1745
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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You see a boy sitting on a water buffalo, both almost lost in a wide, misty field. The brushwork is loose—ink bleeds into the paper like wet clouds. Hua Yan was part of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou, a group that broke the rules of proper Chinese painting. They painted what they felt, not what teachers said was correct. This quiet scene feels personal, like a private moment. If you like this, look up the subject: china, qing dynasty (1644-1911).
