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Bamboo and Insects
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Wu Bing, a native of Piling, gained Empress Li’s favor and served as a painter-in-attendance at the court in Hangzhou during the Shaoxi reign (1190–94). The round fan painting shows a dragonfly hovering over a stalk of bamboo, a bush cricket (<em>luowei</em>) perching on a leaf, and a flying wasp. <br><br> Yellow leaf tips suggest the late summer or early autumn season. The chirping of the cricket sounds similar to the sound of a working loom; the insect is therefore also called <em>weaving lady</em> (<em>fangzhi niang</em>). The weaving season starts when the weather is about to turn cold—the cricket symbolizes early autumn.
| Artist / Maker | Wu Bing |
|---|---|
| Date | late 1100s |
| Culture / Origin | China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279) |
| Medium | Album leaf; fan painting, ink on silk |
| Dimensions | Image: 24.8 x 26.8 cm (9 3/4 x 10 9/16 in.) |
| Department | Chinese Art |
| Type | Painting |
About the Artist
BiographyWu Bing — Song dynasty person (CBDB = 41717).Wu Bing worked as painter and is associated with Song dynasty.DisciplinespainterNationalitySong dynastySources: Wikidata Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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