Bamboo and Ducks by a Rushing Stream

Inscriptions

馬遠; 12 additional seals: 1 of An Kuo (1481–1534); 7 of Hsiang Yüan-pien (1525–1590); 2 of Liang Ch'ing-piao (1620–1691); 2 unidentified. (WKH)

Provenance

?–1967: (Jean-Pierre Dubosc [1903–1988], Paris, France, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) 1967–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Exhibition history

Year in Review: 1967. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 29-December 31, 1967). Chinese Paintings: Themes and Techniques. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 7-April 5, 1981). Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (November 7, 1980-January 4, 1981); The Cleveland Museum of Art (February 11-March 29, 1981); Tokyo National Museum (October 4-November 17, 1982). Asian Autumn: Masterpieces from the Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 17, 1991-January 5, 1992).

Quick Overview

Artist: Ma Yuan (Chinese, c. 1150–after 1255)
Date: 1127–1279
Medium: hanging scroll; ink and light color on silk
Dimensions: Overall: 61 x 37 cm (24 x 14 9/16 in.)
Type: Painting
Classification: Painting
Department: Chinese Art
Credit line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Accession no.: 1967.145

More by Ma Yuan in museum collections

Drinking in the Moonlight
Ma Yuan
late 1100s–early 1200s · Painting
Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of ArtAT-00009561
Watching the Deer by a Pine Shaded Stream
Ma Yuan
1127–1279 · Painting
Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of ArtAT-00010211

Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.