Bian Shoumin / Album of Calligraphy and Paintings / 18th Century

Bian Shoumin
Album of Calligraphy and Paintings
18th Century
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Creator Name: Bian Shoumin
Creator Nationality: Chinese
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 1684 - 1752
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: Bian Shoumin
Title: Album of Calligraphy and Paintings
Title Type: Primary
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1700
Creation End Date: 1752
Creation Date: 18th Century
Object Type: Paintings
Classification Term: Painting
Materials and Techniques: album leaf; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Overall: 18.5cm x 27.5cm
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1999.260.i
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
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Context: The artist Bian Shoumin is known for his depiction of wild geese, water margins, and reeds. The migrant birds in autumn and winter evoked, in the minds of the Chinese intelligentsia, a time of parting and sorrow.
Link to Work: CMA_.1999.260.a
Link to Work: CMA_.1999.260.l
AMICA ID: CMA_.1999.260.i
AMICA Library Year: 2002
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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