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Wild Geese and Reeds
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About this work
In this hanging scroll, wild geese are portrayed engaging in different activities: descending to a marsh, gathering in flocks, and grazing on plants. In Korean paintings, images of geese and reeds serve as the symbol of peaceful senior life; a homophone of g eese and reeds means aging peacefully.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineWild Geese and Reeds (노안도 [蘆雁圖]), 1392–1910. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Unmounted hanging scroll; ink on paper; 70.8 x 223.6 cm (27 7/8 x 88 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.631
