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"Silent Poetry: Chinese Paintings in the Douglas Dillon Galleries": The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 39, no. 3 (Winter, 1981-1982)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 39 | NUMBER 3

"Silent Poetry: Chinese Paintings in the Douglas Dillon Galleries"

Fong, Wen, and Maxwell K. Hearn

1981

80 pages

8.5 x 11 in

This title is out of print.

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About the authors

Wen Fong

Maxwell K. Hearn

Maxwell K. Hearn is the Douglas Dillon Chairman of the Department of Asian Art, MMA.

Met Art in Publication

Night-Shining White, Han Gan Chinese, Handscroll; ink on paper, China — Night-Shining White
Han Gan
ca. 750

Landscape in the style of Fan Kuan, Unidentified artist Chinese, active 12th century, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China — Landscape in the style of Fan Kuan
Unidentified artist
Fan Kuan
early 12th century

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

In the Palace, Unidentified artist Chinese, active early 12th century, Handscroll; ink and touches of color on silk, China — In the Palace
Unidentified artist
Zhou Wenju
before 1140

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

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

Buddha Amitabha Descending from his Pure Land, Unidentified artist , active 13th century, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China — Buddha Amitabha Descending from his Pure Land
Unidentified artist
13th century

Meeting between Yaoshan and Li Ao, Zhiweng Chinese, Horizontal painting mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper, China — Meeting between Yaoshan and Li Ao
Zhiweng
before 1256

Vimalakirti and the Doctrine of Nonduality, Wang Zhenpeng Chinese, Handscroll; ink on silk, China — Vimalakirti and the Doctrine of Nonduality
Wang Zhenpeng
dated 1308

Beneficent Rain, Zhang Yucai Chinese, Handscroll; ink on silk, China — Beneficent Rain
Zhang Yucai
late 13th–early 14th century

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

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

Spring Clouds at the Pine Studio, Zhang Yu Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China — Spring Clouds at the Pine Studio
Zhang Yu
dated 1366

Dragon pine, Wu Boli Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China — Dragon pine
Wu Boli
late 14th–early 15th century

Autumn landscape with egrets and ducks, Lü Ji Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China — Autumn landscape with egrets and ducks
Lü Ji
late 15th century

Summer Garden, Chen Chun Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China — Summer Garden
Chen Chun
ca. 1530

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

Travelers among Streams and Mountains, Wu Li Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China — Travelers among Streams and Mountains
Wu Li
probably 1670s

The Kangxi Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Three: Ji'nan to Mount Tai, Wang Hui and assistants Chinese, Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China — The Kangxi Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Three: Ji'nan to Mount Tai
Wang Hui
datable to 1698

The Sixteen Luohans, Shitao (Zhu Ruoji) Chinese, Handscroll; ink on paper, China — The Sixteen Luohans
Shitao (Zhu Ruoji)
dated 1667

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