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Album of Calligraphy and Paintings

first half of the 1700s
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Bian Shoumin 邊壽民

(Chinese, 1684–1752)
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
album leaf; ink and color on paper
Overall: 18.5 x 27.5 cm (7 5/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
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.d
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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.

Album of Calligraphy and Paintings

first half of the 1700s

Bian Shoumin

(Chinese, 1684–1752)
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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