Rocks, Orchid, and Bamboo

Shitao, 1662

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Rocks, Orchid, and Bamboo, 1662. handscroll; ink on paper.

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handscroll; ink on paper · Overall: 31.8 x 266.7 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title: Rocks, Orchid, and Bamboo
Artist: Shitao (Chinese, 1642–1707)
Date: 1662
Medium: handscroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Overall: 31.8 x 266.7 cm (12 1/2 x 105 in.)
Credit line: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1642–1707

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