Artist
Cheng Tao
Cheng Tao is a Ming Painting artist. 2 works are cataloged here, principally at Cleveland Museum of Art.
Cheng Tao worked fast and loose, painting rabbits in ink the way others doodle on napkins. He’d ink a chrysanthemum in a few strokes, then drop a couple of rabbits underneath like he was late for tea—no fancy layers, just bold, confident lines. His “Two Rabbits under Chrysanthemums” from 1496 feels alive because it is: the rabbits look like they might bolt any second. Find his work in the Ming-dynasty album leaves at the Palace Museum in Taipei; tap any rabbit and you’ll see what he meant by “less is more.”
Works by Cheng Tao
Collections represented
Museum
The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) is an art museum in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Located in the Wade Park District of University Circle, the museum is internationally renowned for its…
Museum
The National Palace Museum, also known as Taipei Palace Museum, is a national museum headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. Founded in Beijing in 1925, the museum was re-established in Shilin, Taipei, in…