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.

  • By Bian Shoumin (Chinese, 1684–1752)
  • Dated first half of the 1700s
  • Rights: CC0

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Culture
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Medium
album leaf; ink and color on paper
Genre
Painting
Department
Chinese Art

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