Chine, Peinture / Chinese paintings

Portrait of a Seated Civil Official, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), early 17th century. Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk; painting proper: H. 155.3 x W. 95.8 cm, mounting: H. 302.3 x W. 116.8 cm. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Denman W. Ross, 1929.14. Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

Chen Jiru (1558-1639), Plum Blossoms, Shanghai Museum.

Yao Shou (Chinese, 1423-1495), Pillars of the Country, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 1494. Handscroll; ink and color on paper. Art Institute of Chicago, Buckingham Fund, 1953.281. Together with those of a riverscape, rocks, flowers, and branches of cedar and bamboo, the magpie is one of six images painted by Yao Shou along the length of this handscroll. Its portrayal represents a venerable genre of painting known as “bird-and-flower,” whose finest artists had achieved extraordinary refinement and realism by the eleventh century. Yao... [Lire la suite]

Tang Yin (Chinese, 1470-1523), Drinking at Night, Ming dynasty (1368–1644); c. 1520/23. Handscroll; ink on paper, 30.5 × 139.2 cm. Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of the Joseph and Helen Regenstein Foundation, 1955.761. Artist’s inscription: One year, 365 days, spring, summer, autumn, and winter, each has 90 days. Cold winter and hot summer are the most difficult time; when it gets cold as if cutting with a knife, hot as if roasting. In spring and autumn, the weather is good, but it gets lots of rain and wind. Through... [Lire la suite]

Flower Album Leaf, by Chen Hongshou (1598–1652), Sichuan Museum.

Magnolia and Erect Rock by Chen Hongshou (1598–1652), Palace Museum, Beijing.

Emissary Immortal, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Collection of the Capital Museum of China.

Attributed to Sun Jue (Chinese), Female Immortals, 14th century, Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). Ink and color on silk; fan mounted as an album leaf, 25.1 x 23.5 cm. Purchased with Museum funds from the Simkhovitch Collection, 1929. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1929-40-48a,b. Three female immortals wear cloaks and skirts made of grasses and leaves. Their hairy bodies identify them as the Feathered Women (mao nü) of Daoist lore, who live deep in the mountains searching for herbs. Here they show each other what they have... [Lire la suite]

Three Fish, 13th century, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). Ink and color on silk; mounted as an album leaf, 22.2 x 22.9 cm. Purchased with Museum funds from the Simkhovitch Collection, 1929. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1929-40-2.

Palace beneath Lofty Pines, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). Ink and color on silk; fan mounted as an album leaf, 24.8 x 23.5 cm. Purchased with Museum Funds from the Simkhovitch Collection, 1929. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1929-40-35.