Geese on a Riverbank

Inscriptions

庚午夏日法北宋人筆意苕南沈楷 On a summer day in the Gengwu year, imitating the Northern Song painterly idea, Shaonan Shen Kai

Provenance

Obata Jun’ichi, Kyoto; by descent to his grandson; sold to Yuki Yokota, Osaka, Japan; sold to Kaikodo, New York, 2001; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, Nov. 9, 2011.

Quick Overview

Artist: Shen Kai (Chinese, active mid-18th century)
Date: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1750
Medium: Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
Dimensions: 77 × 96 cm (30 1/4 × 37 3/4 in.)
Type: Painting
Classification: hanging scroll
Style: Chinese (culture or style)
Place: China
Department: Arts of Asia
Credit line: Avery Brundage Fund
Accession no.: 2011.283

Data retrieved from the Art Institute of Chicago on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.