Bian Wenjin / Sleeping Bird on a Prunus Branch / 1400s

Bian Wenjin
Sleeping Bird on a Prunus Branch
1400s
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Creator Name: Bian Wenjin
Creator Nationality: Chinese
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 1733 - 1799
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: Bian Wenjin
Title: Sleeping Bird on a Prunus Branch
Title Type: Primary
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1426
Creation End Date: 1435
Creation Date: 1400s
Object Type: Paintings
Classification Term: Painting
Materials and Techniques: album leaf, ink on silk
Dimensions: Overall: 24.3cm x 21cm
Inscriptions: Artist's inscription, signature, and 2 seals: Painted by Pien Ching-chao of Lung-hsi, painter-in-attendance of [Wu]-ying-tien. [seals] I-ch'ing-tung-chih; Pien shih Wen-chin
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1967.249
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Provenance: Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee
AMICA ID: CMA_.1967.249
AMICA Library Year: 2002
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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