Bamboo in Snow 雪竹圖

Object Details

• Artist

  Attributed to Tan Zhirui 檀芝瑞 (late 13th-early 14th century)

• Calligrapher

  Inscription by Yishan Yining (1247-1317)

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Mind Over Matter: Zen in Medieval Japan (March 5, 2022 - July 24, 2022)

  Three Friends of Winter: Pine, Bamboo, and Plum in Chinese Painting (August 12, 2001 to February 3, 2002)

  Chinese Album Leaves (December 17, 1962 to April 8, 1963)

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Painting

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1200s, 1300s

• Name

  Tan, Zhirui, Yishan, Yining

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Art, Snow, Chinese Art, Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368), Bamboo

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Paintings