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A landscape scenes of mountains with a building hidden behind the trees. At the top are lines of script.
Gao Cen (Chinese (culture or style))
Mount Hua (Hua yan) from the album, Twelve Views of Jinling (Nanjing) (one of pair of albums)
1667 – 1799
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. C.D. Carter
1970/2.159.4
Colored pring of a small body of water, surrounded by houses and small mountains. A gray wall is in the background. Text in upper left corner.
Gao Cen (Chinese (culture or style))
Boating by the Peach Leaf Crossing, from the album, Twelve Views of Jinling (Nanjing) (one of pair of albums)
1667 – 1799
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. C.D. Carter
1970/2.160.3

Gao Cen (Chinese (culture or style))
Greens Surrounding Qingliang Temple, from the album, Twelve Views of Jinling (Nanjing) (one of pair of albums)
1667 – 1799
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. C.D. Carter
1970/2.160.7

Gao Cen (Chinese (culture or style))
Deep Pines at Sacred Valley (View of Linggu Temple) from the album, Twelve Views of Jinling (Nanjing) (one of pair of albums)
1667 – 1799
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. C.D. Carter
1970/2.159.1
Bencharong ware spittoon made in a private kiln in Jingdezhen, China, for Thai market. Probably ordered from Thai royalty, under the reign of Rama II (r. 1809-1824). It is the porcelain ware enameled with multiple colors, in the style called “five colors” (“bencharong” refers to five colors in Sanskrit). It has a large mouth and bulbous shape, with design of minor Buddhist deities Thepanom and Norasingh, and Chinese fire patterns.<br />
Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Bencharong Ware Spitton with Buddhist dieties Thapanom and Norasingh, and Chinese fire patterns
1800 – 1832
Gift of Doris Duke's Southeast Asian Art Collection
2005/1.464
A waterfall in the distance with mountains surrounding it. On top of the mountains are trees and houses. On a ledge coming from the mountain is a man who is standing while looking at the waterfall, arms clasped behind his back.
Gao Cen (Chinese (culture or style))
Waterfall at Jianshan Cliff, from the album, Twelve Views of Jinling (Nanjing) (one of pair of albums)
1667 – 1799
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. C.D. Carter
1970/2.159.6
A delta with men rowing in boats, ducks swimming in the water, and large thin plants going from the water. Surrounding the body of water is land with houses, trees, and mountains. At the top of the painting are lines of script.
Gao Cen (Chinese (culture or style))
Spring Tides in the White Crane Delta (Bailu zhou), from the album, Twelve Views of Jinling (Nanjing) (one of pair of albums)
1667 – 1799
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. C.D. Carter
1970/2.159.3

Gao Cen (Chinese (culture or style))
Tranquil Seclusion at Tiger Cave, from the album, Twelve Views of Jinling (Nanjing) (one of pair of albums)
1667 – 1799
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. C.D. Carter
1970/2.159.12

Gao Cen (Chinese (culture or style))
Rainy Night on Dragon River, from the album, Twelve Views of Jinling (Nanjing) (one of pair of albums)
1667 – 1799
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. C.D. Carter
1970/2.160.5
Two figures sit on the bank of a river, fishing. Green hills in background, and some trees are depicted near the figyres. Writing in upper left corner.
Gao Cen (Chinese (culture or style))
Fishing at Wuyi, from the album, Twelve Views of Jinling (Nanjing) (one of pair of albums)
1667 – 1799
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. C.D. Carter
1970/2.160.8

Gao Cen (Chinese (culture or style))
Magnificent View of Lion Peak (Shi ling), from the album, Twelve Views of Jinling (Nanjing) (one of pair of albums)
1667 – 1799
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. C.D. Carter
1970/2.160.10

Brocaded Silk
1667 – 1732
The Paul Leroy Grigaut Memorial Collection
1972/2.253
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