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Reeds and Geese (Translation)
蘆雁図 室町時代 二幅 紙本水墨 (Primary Title)
hanging scroll (Object Name)

Unknown (Artist)
Tokusai Tesshu, Japanese, 1336 - 1392 (Former Attribution)

16th century
Japanese
Paintings
Scrolls
Works On Paper
One of two of hanging scrolls; ink on paper
East Asian Art
Overall: 72 × 21 3/8 in. (182.88 × 54.29 cm)
Other (image): 37 × 16 3/8 in. (93.98 × 41.59 cm)
73.7.2
Not on view
Wild geese, which migrate north in spring and south in autumn, are a favorite subject in Zen paintings. This pair of scrolls depicts wild geese enjoying the peaceful surroundings of a riverbank. The unique compositions and brushwork inherited from Chinese tradition demonstrate Japanese sensitivity and elegance. Formerly attributed to monk painter Tesshu Tokusai (active 1342–66), this pair was most likely created by a Kano-school painter for a Zen Buddhist temple. 
Sumi-e 墨絵
Muromachi (1392-1573) or Momoyama period (1573-1615)
Unsigned
鉄舟 Tesshu (each scroll)
None
Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund
"Japanese Art from the Virginia Musuem," Delaware Art Museum, September 23, 1982 - October 31, 1982
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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