Returning Peasants in a Spring Evening by Tao Hong. A tranquil Chinese ink painting depicting peasants and a water buffalo returning home through a landscape of gnarled trees and distant mountains.

Returning Peasants in a Spring Evening

Tao Hong

1612 · Medium Not Listed

A peaceful 17th-century Chinese landscape capturing the quiet beauty of a spring evening.

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Where it works

A light, restful piece with softened warm notes — keeps the wall feeling open.

Often works in
Bedroom · Living Room · Study
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Reads easily over horizontal furniture or open wall spans
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Benefits from a wall with more tonal contrast
Color notes
Warm beige, Soft sage, Soft gray

About the piece

This elegant Ming dynasty landscape by Tao Hong, dated to 1612, depicts peasants with a water buffalo traversing a rural path at dusk. The work features masterful ink brushwork in the gnarled trees and a sense of vast atmosphere, characteristic of the refined aesthetics of classical Chinese ink wash painting.