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Wild Geese and Reeds

1392–1910
Unmounted hanging scroll; ink on paper

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Paintings that depict a peaceful image of migratory white-fronted geese descending to a river bank where tall reeds gently bend in the evening breeze were widely favored as birthday gifts, especially to elders: a homophone of the title Geese and Reeds means Aging Peacefully.

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