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Album of Calligraphy and Paintings
Bian Shouminfirst half of the 1700s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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.
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- Title: Album of Calligraphy and Paintings
- Creator: Bian Shoumin (Chinese, 1684-1752)
- Date Created: first half of the 1700s
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 18.6 x 27.6 cm (7 5/16 x 10 7/8 in.)
- Provenance: Dr. and Mrs. Roger Y. K. Hsu, Dr. Daphne T. Hsu, and Dr. Jeffrey T. Hsu, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1999.260
- Medium: Album of twelve leaves, ink and color on paper
- Department: Chinese Art
- Culture: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
- Credit Line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Roger Y. K. Hsu, Dr. Daphne T. Hsu, and Dr. Jeffrey T. Hsu in memory of Robert P. Bergman
- Collection: ASIAN - Album leaf
- Accession Number: 1999.260
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