Geese Returning Home
Unknown Artist
1600s
Medium
hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
182.9 × 49.6 cm · painting only: 102.9 × 32.7 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Korean Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Accession Number
1993.159
About this artwork
In this hanging scroll, wild geese are portrayed engaging in different activities: descending to a marsh, gathering in flocks, grazing on plants, and dipping their heads under the water. In Korean paintings, images of geese serve as the symbol of seasonal change because they migrate from northern areas such as Siberia to stay in the Korean Peninsula during the late fall and winter.