Wild Geese and Reeds 노안도 (蘆雁圖)

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Title	Wild Geese and Reeds 노안도 (蘆雁圖)
Creator	Unidentified Korean artist
Format	Black and white on paper
Type	Painting and Drawings
Medium	Ink on paper
Description	Paintings that depict a peaceful image of migratory white-fronted geese descending to a river bank where tall reeds gently bend in the evening breeze were widely favored as birthday gifts, especially to elders: a homophone of the title Geese and Reeds means Aging Peacefully.
Rights	Cleveland Museum of Art
Accession Number	1915.631
Period	Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910)
Culture	Korean
Geographic Origin	Korea
Dimensions	Including mounting: 70.8 x 223.6 cm (27 7/8 x 88 1/16 in.)
Resource URL	https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1915.631