Returning Birds and Old Cypress

Date

late 1100s–early 1200s

Medium

Album leaf; ink on silk

Origin

China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Nearest in the field

• Plum Blossoms in Moonlight
  Yan Hui (Chinese, active 1270–1310)
• Dog Watching
• Ramblers over a Winding Stream
  Luo Zhichuan (Chinese, active 1280s–1320s)
• Bamboo and Insects
  Wu Bing (Chinese, active 1190–1194)
• Birds on an Autumn Inlet
• Winter Scene
• Squirrel on a Pine Branch
  Song Tian (Chinese, active 1300s)
• Quails and Sparrows in an Autumn Scene
  Wang Yuan (Chinese, c. 1299-after 1366)

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