Description
In this hanging scroll, wild geese are portrayed engaging in different activities: descending to a marsh, gathering in flocks, grazing on plants, and dipping their heads under the water. In Korean paintings, images of geese serve as the symbol of seasonal change because they migrate from northern areas such as Siberia to stay in the Korean Peninsula during the late fall and winter.
Provenance
(Leighton R. Longhi Inc., New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?-1993); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1993-)
Accession Number
1993.159
Medium
hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 182.9 x 49.6 cm (72 x 19 1/2 in.); Painting only: 102.9 x 32.7 cm (40 1/2 x 12 7/8 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund