May 12, 2010

Album of Calligraphy and Paintings

Album of Calligraphy and Paintings

first half of the 1700s

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Bian Shoumin 邊壽民

(Chinese, 1684–1752)

Album of twelve leaves, ink and color on paper

Overall: 18.6 x 27.6 cm (7 5/16 x 10 7/8 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

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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.

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