Rocks, Orchid, and Bamboo, by Shitao, 1662
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Rocks, Orchid, and Bamboo

Shitao (Chinese, 1642–1707)

1662

Medium
handscroll; ink on paper
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
Overall: 31.8 x 266.7 cm (12 1/2 x 105 in.)
Culture
China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art, Chinese Art
Credit line
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Rights
Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

View at the Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

Shitao was a Buddhist monk, painter, and calligrapher in the early Qing dynasty.