Geese on a Riverbank by Shen Kai
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Geese on a Riverbank

Shen Kai · Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1750

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Ownership history

  1. Inscriptions on the painting’s wood box, one painted on the lid, the other written on a front sticker, name two Japanese collectors:
  2. Lid: “Painted by Shen Kai, ‘Pair of Geese Beneath Willows.’  I obtained this in Tianjin, China, during the year 1910 of the Meiji era.  Ryuho Sanjin [Mountain Man of Dragon Peak].”   
  3. Front: “Pair of Geese beneath Willows,” with the collector given as Obata Jun’ichi.

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