Not currently on view
In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
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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Tsubaki Chinzan
Goose
Kawabata Gyokushō
Kawabata Gyokushō
Bian Shoumin (Chinese, 1684–1752) — Album of Calligraphy and
Okada Baison
Bian Shoumin (Chinese, 1684–1752) — Album of Calligraphy and
Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎 — 岩に鴉図|Crow on a Rock
Shibata Zeshin — 三羽黒鳥図|Three Crows in Flight
Yang Ki-hun (Seuk-Eun) (Korean, 1843–1919?) — Egret and Reed
Shōkadō Shōjō
Fujiwara Masayoshi (Japanese) — Hawk