21 UMMA Objects
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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))
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

Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Butterflies and Peach Blossoms
1832
Museum Purchase made possible by the Richard K. Beardsley Memorial Fund, supplemented by funds from the Friends
1980/1.220A
Paper mounted on aqua silk. There are two figures present, and a large crane (bird). The central figure, Zhang Tiangi, has his arms uplifted, while a less important figure is depicted with his back to the viewer and is slightly hunched over. There is a crane with a red crown behind these two figures. The colors are muted. There is calligraphy in the upper left hand corner of the painting, complete with two red seals.
Huang Shen
Figures from Chinese History: The Taoist Luo Gongyuan
1687 – 1766
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
1983/2.158
A scholar sits in a relaxed posture at his desk looking at cut plum blossoms in a white vase; before him is an empty sheet of paper and ink stone, and by his side an attendant is boiling water for tea. A crane tucks her head and leg to keep herself warm in the cold winter air. The scholar seems to be contemplating a subject to be drawn or written, perhaps related to the flowers.
Gai Qi
Scholar's Winter Retreat
1815 – 1825
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
1981/2.133

Jin Nong
Lotus Blossom, one of a pair of album leaves
1754 – 1756
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
1996/2.28
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

Huang Shen
Figures from Chinese History: Zhang Tianqi Calling in the Cranes
1687 – 1766
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
1983/2.155
Paper mounted on aqua silk. There are three figures present in the image. The focal point is a cart full of fruit. There is calligraphy on the upper left hand side of the image, complete with two red seals. There is a Christies sticker on the bottom left corner of the mounting.
Huang Shen
Figures from Chinese History: Liu Kuan
1687 – 1766
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
1983/2.157
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