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Wild Geese Descending on a Sandbar, from Eight Views of Xiao-Xiang

Tani Bunchō

Cleveland Museum of Art

A painting depicts a landscape with a body of water, trees, a hut, and geese. The landscape features a large body of water with several clusters of trees on small islands. A small hut with a sloping roof is visible on the left side. A flock of geese flies in a V-formation over the water and trees. The background shows a mountain under a cloudy sky. The painting has a border with a blue and gold pattern. There are two columns of Asian script on the left and right sides. The script is in black and red ink. The painting's background is beige.

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900 × 557 px
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