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This photograph is of a temperate forest at the beginning of springtime.  A small blooming tree occupies the center of the frame.
Eliot Porter (American (North American))
Shad Tree in Bloom, Great Smoky Mountains, 14 April 1968
1968
Gift of Clayton E. Wilhite
1987/1.273.4
In this fan painting mounted as an album leaf, a fishing boat is moored at shore. Water stretches to the right, and above it calligraphic text recounting the story of Peach Blossom Spring. To the left of the boat, are green riverbanks, blossoming peach trees, and a man in a small cave.
Qiu Ying
Peach Blossom Spring
1542
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
1976/1.212
Two men rafting in the waves of River Nu.<br />
Chang Ku-nien
Spring Warms River Nu
1971
Gift of Ted and Syauchen Baker
2006/1.144

Kurt Badt
Landscape
1926
Gift of Marvin Eisenberg in memory of Guy Palazzola, who taught me so much about how painters paint
2008/2.310
Landscape painting depicting a dirt pathway with steps and a wooden railing cutting through the center of the composition leading to a house on a hill in the distance. On either side of the path are blooming trees bearing pink and white blossoms in a green meadow.
Arthur Wesley Dow (American (North American))
Spring Landscape
1892
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.168
This photograph is of a temperate forest at the beginning of springtime. A small blooming tree occupies the center of the frame.
Eliot Porter (American (North American))
Shad Tree in Bloom, Great Smoky Mountains, 14 April 1968
1968
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Sobel
1984/2.71.1
Landscape with water and mount Fuji in the background. People are wandering on the green grassland, having picnics, and enjoying the pleasant weather and the beauty of cherry blossoms.
Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese (culture or style))
Tôto Meisho Series: Flower-viewing at Asukayama
1833 – 1843
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1948/1.141
A church spire rises in the center of the strongly vertical composition, flanked by a group of tall, thin trees on the left, and a pair of the same trees on the right. Gently rounded mountains rise in the background against a soft blue sky. A stretch of bright green grass dominates the foreground of the composition, and church-goers leave the rustic stone church via a tan-colored path in the middleground.
Henri Martin
La Bastide-du-Vert au Printemps
1833 – 1966
Bequest from the Estate and Trust of Elise Reeder Olton
2014/1.613
This six-fold screen, a half of a pair, is meant to represent six of the twelve months of the year, with keen attention paid to the birds and flowers associated with each. Although this screen bears Kano Tan&rsquo;yu&rsquo;s signature, it was probably created by his studio or by followers working in this famous artist&rsquo;s style.
One of a pair of six-fold screens
19th century
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
1965/1.178
These panels represent six of the twelve months. The panels each have calligraphy and a red seal in one corner. In each panel there is a bird and a type of plant, which are suggestive of particular months. On the top left panel there is bamboo, the bow of the boat with a small lamp attached to it, and a type of water fowl. In the bottom middle panel is a blooming sakura tree and a pheasant. In the bottom left panel is blue and white wisteria ans small sparrows. In the bottom right panel there is a willow slowly coming back to life after winter over a thatched building.
One of a pair of six-fold screens
19th century
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
1965/1.179
In the middle of a wooded setting is a woman carrying a child on her back. A few sheep surround her, with a lamb in the center left foreground. A boy stands at the right side of the composition. The trees and the clothing of the figures are mostly in shadow.
John Costigan
Springtime
1925 – 1935
Gift of Suzanne Beutler
1980/2.175
Image of five figures with one in the center which is significantly larger than the rest. All are wearing brightly colored robes. The larger figure is holding a plate with food and there are two columns of characters under the larger figure and between the smaller figures. They seem to be floating on clouds, and the green background is covered with rows of many multicolored birds.
Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Five Sons with Auspicious Symbols of Success, Wealth, Good Fortune, Happiness, and Longevity
;1800 – 1999
Gift of Sharlynn and Andrew Circo, in memory of Sotokichi Katsuizumi
2015/2.169
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