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A bird (probably a sparrow) perches among peach blossoms, while singing to welcome the spring.
Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Bird on a branch
1420 – 1435
Gift of Dorothy Dunlap Cahill
2002/2.353

Zhan Weijin (Chan Wei-ch'in)
Landscape with emissaries coming to bestow high rank on scholar in retirement
1798
Gift of Dorothy Dunlap Cahill
2002/2.352
In this image of bamboo bent under heavy snow the leaves are depicted with vigorous yet controlled strokes of the brush, while the snow is indicated by surrounding areas of blank paper with dark ink, a traditional technique in monochrome ink painting.
Zhu Sheng (Chu Sheng)
Bamboo in snow
1690
Gift of Dorothy Dunlap Cahill
2002/2.351
In this hanging scroll, a group of travelers move along a path at the foot of the mountains that rise upward, dominating the majority of the pictoral space. A common technique using small black dots occurs throughout the painting, accenting mountain edges, tree branches and roots. A building can be seen peeking out from behind the mountains in the lower portion of hte painting.
Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Travelling in Autumn Mountains: Landscape in the style of Guo Xi (Kuo Hsi)
16th century
Gift of Dorothy Dunlap Cahill
2002/2.354
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