Sleeping Bird on a Prunus Branch

1400s

Bian Wenjin

Bian Wenjin (Chinese, about 1354–1428)

Chinese Art

Sleeping Bird on a Prunus Branch, 1400s. Bian Wenjin (Chinese, about 1354–1428). Album leaf, ink on silk; overall: 24.3 x 21 cm (9 9/16 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee 1967.249

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Bian, Wenjin
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: album leaf, ink on silk
Medium: album, leaf, ink, silk
Dimensions: Overall: 24.3 x 21 cm (9 9/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Artist's inscription, signature, and 2 seals: Painted by Pien Ching-chao of Lung-hsi, painter-in-attendance of [Wu]-ying-tien. [seals] I-ch'ing-tung-chih; Pien shih Wen-chin
Departments: Chinese Art
Accession Number: 1967.249
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee
Exhibitions: Year in Review: 1968, The Colors of Ink, Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting
Rights Statement: CC0