Both are Chinese in theme

Both feature two human figures

Both include a figure under a pavilion

Both feature geese in water

Both focus on blues and greens (in the case of Qian Xuan, he was born in the Song Dynasty which was big on Blues and Greens at the time)

Hey, I might be reaching far here, but was this by chance inspired by Qian Xuan's (Yuan Dynasty, ) artwork of watching geeseIt was actually one of the first connections I made when seeing this piece featured on Facebook and I got all excited, regardless if it was coincidence or not, because I really like Qian Xuan's geese work and I really like this super dramatic modern picture. Intentional or not, I think this would be an amazing parallel to Qian Xuan's work nearly a thousand years later.