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Peach Blossom Spring: Gardens and Flowers in Chinese Painting

Peach Blossom Spring: Gardens and Flowers in Chinese Painting

Barnhart, Richard M.

1983

144 pages

80 illustrations

9 x 12 in

This title is out of print.

Table of contents

About the authors

Foreword
Philippe de Montebello

Preface
Richard M. Barnhart

Peach Blossom Spring: T'ao Ch'ien and the Ideal of the Garden

The Gardens of Southern Sung Painting

Emperor Hui-tsung and Flower and Bird Painting in the Sung Dynasty

Ch'ien Hsuan and the Memory of Lost Gardens

Crane, Bamboo, and Pine: The Garden of Remote Mystery

Flowers from the Gardens of Soochow

Yun Shou-p'ing and the Art of Flower Painting

Drunk in Autumn Woods: Shih-t'ao and the Painters of Yangchow

Key to Citations
Catalogue of the Exhibition
Index

Met Art in Publication

Scholar viewing a waterfall, Ma Yuan Chinese, Album leaf; ink and color on silk, China — Scholar viewing a waterfall
Ma Yuan
early 13th century

Boating by a Willow Bank, Unidentified artist Chinese, active 13th century, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk, China — Boating by a Willow Bank
Unidentified artist
13th century

Finches and bamboo, Emperor Huizong Chinese, Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China — Finches and bamboo
Emperor Huizong
early 12th century

Sparrows, plum blossoms, and bamboo, Unidentified artist Chinese, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk, China — Sparrows, plum blossoms, and bamboo
Unidentified artist
late 12th century

Bird on a Loquat Tree, Unidentified artist, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk, China — Bird on a Loquat Tree
Unidentified artist
Wu Bing

Orchids, Ma Lin Chinese, Album leaf; ink and color on silk, China — Orchids
Ma Lin
second quarter of the 13th century

Narcissus, Zhao Mengjian Chinese, Handscroll; ink on paper, China — Narcissus
Zhao Mengjian
mid-13th century

Pear Blossoms, Unidentified, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China — Pear Blossoms
Unidentified
Qian Xuan
ca. 1280

Ode on Returning Home

, Qian Xuan Chinese, Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper, China — Ode on Returning Home
Qian Xuan
14th–15th century

Wang Xizhi watching geese, Qian Xuan Chinese, Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper, China — Wang Xizhi watching geese
Qian Xuan
ca. 1295

Bamboo and rocks, Li Kan Chinese, Pair of hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk, China — Bamboo and rocks
Li Kan
dated 1318

Bamboo grove, Shen Xun Chinese, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China — Bamboo grove
Shen Xun
late 14th century

The Pure Whiteness of Winter, Xu Jing Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on silk, China — The Pure Whiteness of Winter
Xu Jing
dated 1441

Old Wisteria among Trees and Rocks, Unidentified artist, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China — Old Wisteria among Trees and Rocks
Unidentified artist
Wen Zhengming

Landscapes, Flowers and Birds, Xiang Shengmo Chinese, Album of eight paintings; ink and color on paper, China — Landscapes, Flowers and Birds
Xiang Shengmo
dated 1639

White Chrysanthemums, Xiang Shengmo Chinese, Hanging scroll; color on paper, China — White Chrysanthemums
Xiang Shengmo
dated 1654

Tree Peonies, Yun Shouping Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China — Tree Peonies
Yun Shouping

Lotuses on a summer evening, Yun Shouping Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China — Lotuses on a summer evening
Yun Shouping
likely 18th century

Hibiscus, Lotus, and Rock, Shitao (Zhu Ruoji) Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China — Hibiscus, Lotus, and Rock
Shitao (Zhu Ruoji)
ca. 1705–7

Wilderness Colors, Shitao (Zhu Ruoji) Chinese, Album of twelve paintings; ink and color on paper, China — Wilderness Colors
Shitao (Zhu Ruoji)
ca. 1700

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———. 1983b. Peach Blossom Spring: Gardens and Flowers in Chinese Paintings. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art.