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Anonymous — Watching the Wild Geese
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Watching the Wild Geese

This anonymous Chinese work features ink and color on silk and depicts the classical theme of watching wild geese. The painting exemplifies traditional East Asian landscape and bird painting traditions.

Medium
ink and colour on silk, one leaf
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

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Inkspiration: Chinese Paintings Online

August 1, 2022

Estimate: $5,000 – $8,000

Lot 6092

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Anonymous, Watching the Wild Geese

This anonymous Chinese work features ink and color on silk and depicts the classical theme of watching wild geese. The painting exemplifies traditional East Asian landscape and bird painting traditions.

Medium
ink and colour on silk, one leaf
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Contemplative, Serene, Traditional, Landscape, Silk, Nature, Eastern Art, Birds, Ink And Color, Chinese

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago