Greeting the Spring
1600
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
About the artist
1600
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Greeting the Spring is a 1600 unspecified by Wu Bin, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
The painting shows a landscape with rolling hills, lakes, and cityscapes. It's a scene of spring festivities in the Jiangnan region of China. The artist included many details, like lantern displays and people farming or fishing. The painting has a lot of activity, but it feels calm. The artist used light colors and delicate brushwork to create this feeling. This style was common during the time the artist was active. You can see more artwork like this by visiting the museum where this painting is held, The Cleveland Museum of Art.
This masterfully composed landscape in light colors and delicate brushwork is an image of the water-rich Jiangnan region in southeast China, where Wu Bin was active as an artist. Embedded in rolling hills along lakesides and streams nestle cityscapes hosting numerous spring festivities. Lantern displays and street performances in the villages salute the New Year, and are interwoven with scenes of farming, fishing, and silk making. In one scene in the middle ground, an ox made of clay under a canopy is lead in a procession to an architectural compound, a ceremony known as whipping the spring…
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