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Drawing of a man, sitting in the middle of the forest with a woman watching from behind.

Exhibition

Vision and Verse: The Poetry of Chinese Painting

Overview Exhibition Objects

Odes of the State of Bin

, Ma Hezhi , and Assistants Chinese, Handscroll; ink, color, gold and silver on silk, China — Odes of the State of Bin
Ma Hezhi
Emperor Gaozong
mid-12th century

Courtly Odes, Beginning with "Wild Geese"

, Ma Hezhi and Assistants Chinese, Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China — Courtly Odes, Beginning with "Wild Geese"
Ma Hezhi
mid-12th century

Odes of the State of Bin: The Seventh Month, Fei Qinghu (Fei Zhaoyang) Chinese, Album of twenty leaves; ink and color on silk, China — Odes of the State of Bin: The Seventh Month
Fei Qinghu (Fei Zhaoyang)
late 18th–early 19th century

The Scholar Fu Sheng Transmitting the Book of Documents, Du Jin Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China — The Scholar Fu Sheng Transmitting the Book of Documents
Du Jin
15th–mid-16th century

Scholar-recluse in blue-green landscape, Chen Hongshou Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China — Scholar-recluse in blue-green landscape
Chen Hongshou
1633

Landscapes, Figures, and Flowers, Chen Hongshou Chinese, Album of twelve leaves; ink and color on paper, China — Landscapes, Figures, and Flowers
Chen Hongshou
dated 1618–22

Nine Songs, Zhao Mengfu Chinese, Album of eleven leaves; ink on paper, China — Nine Songs
Zhao Mengfu
14th–15th century

Poet strolling by a marshy bank, Liang Kai Chinese, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on silk, China — Poet strolling by a marshy bank
Liang Kai
early 13th century

Nine Songs, Unidentified artist Chinese, 15th–16th century, Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China — Nine Songs
Unidentified artist
15th–16th century

Qu Yuan and the Fisherman, Shen Hao Chinese, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on gold paper, China — Qu Yuan and the Fisherman
Shen Hao
mid-17th century

Vase with Daoist immortals, flower sprays, and dragons, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under a transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China — Vase with Daoist immortals, flower sprays, and dragons
China
mid-17th century

Gathering at the Orchid Pavilion, Qian Gu Chinese, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China — Gathering at the Orchid Pavilion
Qian Gu
1560

Gathering at the Orchid Pavilion, Unidentified artist , 16th century, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk, China — Gathering at the Orchid Pavilion
Unidentified artist
Li Gonglin
16th century

Gathering at the Orchid Pavilion, Qian Gong Chinese, Handscroll; ink on figured damask, China — Gathering at the Orchid Pavilion
Qian Gong
dated 1607

Portrait of a gentleman gathering chrysanthemums, Hua Guan Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China — Portrait of a gentleman gathering chrysanthemums
Hua Guan
dated 1791

Tao Yuanming, Fu Baoshi Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China — Tao Yuanming
Fu Baoshi
1957

Planting Chrysanthemums, Lu Zhi Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China — Planting Chrysanthemums
Lu Zhi
16th century

Tao Yuanming enjoying chrysanthemums, Du Jin Chinese, Hanging scrolls; ink and color on paper, China — Tao Yuanming enjoying chrysanthemums
Du Jin
late 15th or early 16th century

Vase decorated with flowers, birds, and poems, Porcelain with powder blue glaze and gilding (Jingdezhen ware), China — Vase decorated with flowers, birds, and poems
China
dated 1709

Chrysanthemums by a rock, Gao Fenghan Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China — Chrysanthemums by a rock
Gao Fenghan
18th century

Peach Blossom Spring, Zhang Hong Chinese, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China — Peach Blossom Spring
Zhang Hong
dated 1638

White Lotus Society, Unidentified artist , 15th century, Handscroll; ink on paper, China — White Lotus Society
Unidentified artist
Li Gonglin
15th century

Brush holder with Gathering at the Orchid Pavilion
, Jade (nephrite), China — Brush holder with Gathering at the Orchid Pavilion
China
18th–19th century

Song of the Lute, Ding Yunpeng Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China — Song of the Lute
Ding Yunpeng
1585

Landscape after a poem by Wang Wei, Tang Di Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China — Landscape after a poem by Wang Wei
Tang Di
1323

Landscape, Zhang Ruitu Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on satin, China — Landscape
Zhang Ruitu
early 17th century

Brush pot with decoration of landscape and poem by Du Fu (712–770), Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China — Brush pot with decoration of landscape and poem by Du Fu (712–770)
China
ca. 1670

Azure Cliff with Red Maples, Wu Bin Chinese, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on paper, China — Azure Cliff with Red Maples
Wu Bin
dated 1603

Recluse washing his feet in a stream, Chen Guan Chinese, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on paper, China — Recluse washing his feet in a stream
Chen Guan
dated 1629

Bowl with Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup
, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue underglaze and green enamels over yellow ground (Jingdezhen ware), China — Bowl with Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup
China

Travelers in a Wintry Forest, Unidentified artist Chinese, active early 12th century, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China — Travelers in a Wintry Forest
Unidentified artist
Li Cheng
early 12th century

Chan master riding a mule, Unidentified artist Chinese, active mid-13th century, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China — Chan master riding a mule
Unidentified artist
before 1249

Bodhidharma crossing the Yangzi River on a reed, Li Yaofu Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China — Bodhidharma crossing the Yangzi River on a reed
Li Yaofu
before 1317

Reading a sutra by moonlight, Unidentified artist , early 14th century, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China — Reading a sutra by moonlight
Unidentified artist
ca. 1332

Mending clothes by daylight, Unidentified artist, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China — Mending clothes by daylight
Unidentified artist
calligraphy datable to 1240s

Illustrated Six-Character Poems of the Tang Dynasty, one volume of Eight Kinds of Painting Manuals (vol. 1); Illustrated Poems of Plants and Flowers, one volume of Eight Kinds of Painting Manuals (vol. 2), Cai Chonghuan Chinese, Two volumes of woodblock-printed books; ink on paper, China — Illustrated Six-Character Poems of the Tang Dynasty, one volume of Eight Kinds of Painting Manuals (vol. 1); Illustrated Poems of Plants and Flowers, one volume of Eight Kinds of Painting Manuals (vol. 2)
Cai Chonghuan
dated 1621, first edition

Wangchuan Villa, Unidentified artist , 16th century, Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China — Wangchuan Villa
Unidentified artist
Guo Zhongshu
16th–17th century

Scholars of the Liuli Hall, Unidentified artist Chinese, late 13th century, Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China — Scholars of the Liuli Hall
Unidentified artist
late 13th century

Remote Valleys, Sounds of Waterfalls, Deep Forests, Liu Yu Chinese, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China — Remote Valleys, Sounds of Waterfalls, Deep Forests
Liu Yu
dated 1678

Landscapes after Tang-dynasty poems, Sheng Maoye, Album of six paintings; ink and color on silk, China — Landscapes after Tang-dynasty poems
Sheng Maoye
mid-17th century

Landscapes and poems, Dong Qichang Chinese, Album of eight double leaves; ink, gold, and color on gold-flecked paper and ink on satin, China — Landscapes and poems
Dong Qichang
early 17th century

Landscapes in the styles of old masters, Wang Jian Chinese, Album of ten leaves; ink and color on paper, China — Landscapes in the styles of old masters
Wang Jian
Wang Shimin
dated 1668

Landscapes, Zhang Feng Chinese, Album of twelve leaves; ink and color on paper, China — Landscapes
Zhang Feng
dated 1644

Dish with poem “The Pavilion of the Prince of Teng” by Du Fu (712–770), Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China — Dish with poem “The Pavilion of the Prince of Teng” by Du Fu (712–770)
China
ca. 1650–60

Pair of inscribed tea caddies, Shen Cunzhou Chinese, Pewter, China — Pair of inscribed tea caddies
Shen Cunzhou
17th century

Vase, Shisou Chinese, Copper alloy, China — Vase
Shisou
18th–19th century

Couplet from Song Zhiwen’s poem “Ascending the Pavilion at the Monastery of Meditative Concentration”, Mi Wanzhong Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China — Couplet from Song Zhiwen’s poem “Ascending the Pavilion at the Monastery of Meditative Concentration”
Mi Wanzhong
late 16th or early 17th century

Transcription of Three of Cao Tang’s “Smaller Wandering Immortal Poems”, Da Chongguang Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on satin, China — Transcription of Three of Cao Tang’s “Smaller Wandering Immortal Poems”
Da Chongguang
1686

Square-form vase with decoration of Su Shi’s first and second “Rhapsody on Red Cliff”, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China — Square-form vase with decoration of Su Shi’s first and second “Rhapsody on Red Cliff”
China

Pair of table screens with flowers, birds, and poems, Ivory, China — Pair of table screens with flowers, birds, and poems
China
17th century

Illustration of Su Shi’s “Second Rhapsody on Red Cliff”, Zhang Ruitu Chinese, Handscroll; ink on satin, China — Illustration of Su Shi’s “Second Rhapsody on Red Cliff”
Zhang Ruitu
dated 1628

Eight Songs of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers, Unidentified artist , 16th or 17th century, Album of eight leaves; ink on paper, China — Eight Songs of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers
Unidentified artist
Wen Zhengming
16th or 17th century

Illustration of Su Shi’s “Second Rhapsody on Red Cliff”, Unidentified artist , late 14th–early 15th century, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk, China — Illustration of Su Shi’s “Second Rhapsody on Red Cliff”
Multiple artists/makers
late 14th–early 15th century

Visiting Red Cliff

Xu Bangda

dated 1941

Anchorage on a rainy night, Shen Zhou Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China — Anchorage on a rainy night
Shen Zhou
dated 1477

Drunk in Autumn Woods, Shitao (Zhu Ruoji) Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China — Drunk in Autumn Woods
Shitao (Zhu Ruoji)
ca. 1702

Boating beneath Echo Hill, Mei Qing Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China — Boating beneath Echo Hill
Mei Qing
datable to 1673

Wintry mountains, Gong Xian Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China — Wintry mountains
Gong Xian
ca. 1679–89

Bamboo, old tree, and rock, Wu Zhen Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on silk, China — Bamboo, old tree, and rock
Wu Zhen
dated 1338

Rock with large perforations

China

17th–18th century

Enjoying the Wilderness in an Autumn Grove, Ni Zan Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China — Enjoying the Wilderness in an Autumn Grove
Ni Zan
dated 1339

Scholar's rock, Black Lingbi limestone; wood stand, China — Scholar's rock
China

Spring Dawn over the Elixir Terrace, Lu Guang, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China — Spring Dawn over the Elixir Terrace
Lu Guang
ca. 1369

Landscapes and calligraphy, Gao Fenghan Chinese, Album of six paintings; ink and color on paper, China — Landscapes and calligraphy
Gao Fenghan
dated 1736

Bamboo, plum, and rock, Li Fangying Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China — Bamboo, plum, and rock
Li Fangying
dated 1743

Vase with landscape, Porcelain painted in overglaze black and red enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China — Vase with landscape
China
early 18th century

Ink bamboo, Li Shan Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China — Ink bamboo
Li Shan
dated 1749

Brewing Tea, Wu Changshuo Chinese, Handscroll; ink on paper, China — Brewing Tea
Wu Changshuo
dated 1918

Orchids and bamboo, Zheng Xie Chinese, Handscroll; ink on paper, China — Orchids and bamboo
Zheng Xie
dated 1742