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Album of Calligraphy and Paintings
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Album of Calligraphy and Paintings

Bian Shoumin (Chinese, 1684–1752), artist · first half of the 1700s · album leaf; ink and color on paper

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About this work

The artist Bian Shoumin is known for his depiction of wild geese, water, and reeds. The migrant birds in autumn and winter evoked, in the minds of the Chinese intelligentsia, a time of parting and sorrow.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineAlbum of Calligraphy and Paintings, first half of the 1700s. Bian Shoumin (Chinese, 1684–1752). Album leaf; ink and color on paper; overall: 18.5 x 27.5 cm (7 5/16 x 10 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Roger Y. K. Hsu, Dr. Daphne T. Hsu, and Dr. Jeffrey T. Hsu in memory of Robert P. Bergman, 1999.260.e
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