first half of the 1700s
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(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.)
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
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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