Exchange: W22 Susan Erickson

W22 Susan Erickson - Art History 313

In this large scroll Gao depicts a duck swimming among aquatic plants in the shade of a cluster of lotus.

Gao Qipei
Duck and Lotus
ink on paper
47 13/16 in x 24 9/16 in (121.44 cm x 62.39 cm)
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund

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Vertically oriented. Ink on silk with silk edging. Three figures at a stream in a wooded area.

Zhou Chen
Brewing Tea under Pines by a Stream
ink and color on paper
46 15/16 x 24 5/8 in. (119.2 x 62.4 cm)
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Wang Yuanqi (Wang Yüan-chöi)
Landscape in the Style of Huang Gongwang
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
41 15/16 x 22 5/8 in. (106.5 x 57.4 cm)
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This is a very dense landscape painting. There are waterfalls, clouds, trees and cliffs present in the painting. The colors consist of muted greens and browns. Towards the lower half of the painting, there is a view of an interior with four figures present, three of which are sitting at a low table. There is a staircase on the lower right, with a man standing on it, looking upwards. There is also a house on a cliff towards the upper right of the painting. There is calligraphy in the upper right hand corner, with a red seal. There is another red seal, although a bit faded, in the lower left corner of the image.

Xie Shichen (Hsieh Shih-ch'en)
Summer Retreat
hanging scroll, ink and light color on silk
55 7/8 in x 28 1/2 in (141.92 cm x 72.39 cm)
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Inscription: Painted in the fall of 1619. Li Shida<br />Two seals of the artist<br />Ten collectors’ seals, including five imperial seals of the Qing dynasty <br />Tao Yuanming intently watches an attendant water the chrysanthemums. His brushwork is detailed and the composition elegant.<br />

Li Shida
The Hermit Tao Yuanming Enjoying Chrysanthemums
hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
62 9/16 in. x 23 11/16 in. ( 158.91 cm x 60.17 cm )
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Landscape painting album with a poem on the left leaf inscribed by artist Ge Yingdian. The landscape depicts a pagoda and houses in a lush forest near a creak under the misty moon light.

Liu Yuanqi (Liu Yüan-ch'i)
Sailing under the Moonlight
album leaf, ink and color on silk
12 5/16 x 13 7/8 in. (31.27 x 35.24 cm)
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund

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A vertical hanging scroll on white fabric. The image is in black ink on faded paper. A bamboo tree occupies most of the space. A signature is located in the middle on the left of the painting.

Qian Zai
Bamboo and Rocks
ink on paper
62 11/16 in. x 19 1/2 in. ( 159.3 cm x 49.5 cm )
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund

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This painting inculdes the seal of the artist Ren Xun. A crane stands in the foreground, with it's head and beak turned toward the viewer, revealing a patch of orangish red on its face. A pine tree arches across the background above.

Ren Xun (Jen Hsün)
Crane, Pine and Bamboo
ink on paper
56 3/8 in x 15 7/16 in (143.19 cm x 39.21 cm)
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art

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Handscroll depicting figures (42 men and 6 boys) in a landscape, most of whom are sitting along the banks of a stream as cups on lotus leaves float by. A small cluster of figures sits in a shelter over the water examining a handscroll. The painting includes an inscription, six artist’s seals and one collector’s seal.

Sheng Maoye
The Orchid Pavilion Gathering
handscroll, ink and color on silk
12 ¼ in x 84 ½ in (31.12 cm x 214.63 cm);12 in x 84 ½ in (30.48 cm x 214.63 cm);12 7/16 in (31.59 cm);x 12 15/16 in x 32.86 cm;3 ¾ in x 14 9/16 in x 3 ¼ in (9.53 cm x 36.99 cm x 8.25 cm)
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A vertical painting with signature on the right side. Colors primarily include gray and faded browns/oranges. Paper is faded yellow color.

Lan Ying
Scholar in a Landscape

album leaf, ink and color on paper
12 3/10 in x 8 ¾ in (31.27 cm x 22.23 cm);22 1/16 in x 18 1/16 in (56.04 cm x 45.88 cm);16 ½ in x 11 7/16 in (41.91 cm x 29.05 cm);12 3/10 in x 8 ¾ in (31.27 cm x 22.23 cm)
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund

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Sweeping brushstrokes of varying intensity convey the general landscape of this painting. More detailed brushwork is used to illustrate eight geese flying low amoung plants or reeds.

Lin Fengmian
Landscape with Geese
Hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper
26 5/16 x 26 5/16 in. (66.7 x 66.7 cm)
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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
ink and color on gold paper
8 ⅛ in x 21 9/16 in (20.64 cm x 54.77 cm);22 1/16 in x 28 1/16 in (56.04 cm x 71.28 cm);13 ⅛ in x 23 4/5 in (33.34 cm x 60.48 cm);8 ⅛ in x 21 9/16 in (20.64 cm x 54.77 cm)
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