Album of Calligraphy and Paintings (first half of the 1700s): Art, History and Details

Album of Calligraphy and Paintings (first half of the 1700s) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Bian Shoumin (Chinese, 1684–1752).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

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.

Object facts

• Title: Album of Calligraphy and Paintings
• Date: first half of the 1700s
• Creator attribution: Bian Shoumin (Chinese, 1684–1752)
• Culture: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
• Type: Painting
• Technique: album leaf; ink and color on paper
• Dimensions: Overall: 18.5 x 27.5 cm (7 5/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
• Collection: ASIAN - Album leaf
• Department: Chinese Art
• Accession number: 1999.260.b

Collection credit

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Roger Y. K. Hsu, Dr. Daphne T. Hsu, and Dr. Jeffrey T. Hsu in memory of Robert P. Bergman

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