Geese

Title

Geese

Creator

Xu Beihong

Year/Period

Dated 1939

Region

China

Object Type

Chinese ink paintings

Material

Chinese ink, colour (pigment), paper (fiber product)

Technique

painting (image-making), papermaking

Dimension

Image size: L:240.5 cm x W:65 cm,
Image size: L:85 cm x W:47 cm

Accession No.

2000-07889

Collection of

Asian Civilisations Museum

Credit Line

From the Xiang Xue Zhuang Collection in memory of Dr Tan Tsze Chor

Xu Beihong is considered the first Chinese artist to have successfully integrated Chinese painting and Western academic realism. White is not a colour that is traditionally employed in the palette of Chinese paintings. In this painting, however, Xu Beihong has realistically depicted the geese's feathered body in white colour, accurately portraying nature by adhering to the principles of Western realism while combining with the Chinese medium.