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

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

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
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

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.