Nature within Walls: The Chinese Garden Court at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, A Resource for Educators

Nature within Walls: The Chinese Garden Court at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, A Resource for Educators

Hammer, Elizabeth, with Felicia Blum and Maxwell K. Hearn
2003
28 pages
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Elizabeth Hammer focuses on the Chinese Garden Court, one of the most pleasant and popular parts of the Museum's Asian art galleries. Its architectural elements, rock formations, plantings, and pond not only provide a peaceful environment but also offer visitors a window through which they can glimpse how nature was traditionally perceived in Chinese culture and how these ideas influenced the arts of this ancient civilization. These educational materials are made possible by The Freeman Foundation.

Elegant Gathering in the Apricot Garden, Xie Huan  Chinese, Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China
Xie Huan
ca. 1437
Garden of the Inept Administrator, Wen Zhengming  Chinese, Album of eight leaves; ink on paper, China
Wen Zhengming
1551

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Hammer, Elizabeth. 2003. Nature within Walls: The Chinese Garden Court at the Metropolitan Museum of Art: A Resource for Educators. A Closer Look. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art.