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'Along the River during Winter's First Snow': A Tenth-Century Handscroll and Early Chinese Narrative
05/1972 | 830 | 114
Pages: 294-303
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Author:
Hay, John (Hay, John)
Subjects
artists:
Zhao Gan, act. before 975 CE
artists:
Wang Wei, 8th c.
artists:
Ma Ho Chih
artists:
Xu Daoning, c. 970-c. 1052
dates:
0900-0999
museums and institutions:
National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
places:
China / Taipei / Taiwan
subjects:
Chinese painting / Attributions
subjects:
Landscapes (visual works)
subjects:
Taoism / Aesthetics
subjects:
Poetry
subjects:
Literature
subjects:
Fishermen / Iconography
subjects:
Confucianism
Illustrations
Attributed works:
29. Along the River during Winter's First Snow, by Chao Kan. Second Half of Tenth Century, Nanking, Kiangsu Province. Ink and Colours on Silk, 30 by 376.5 cm. (Whole Scroll; Six Sections Here Illustrated). (National Palace Museum, Taipel.)
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30. Along the River during Winter's First Snow, by Chao Kan. Second Half of Tenth Century, Nanking, Kiangsu Province. Ink and Colours on Silk, 30 by 376.5 cm. (Whole Scroll; Four Sections Here Illustrated). (National Palace Museum, Taipei.)
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31. Detail of the Chao Kan Scroll Illustrated in Fig.29: Travellers.
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32. Detail of the Chao Kan Scroll Illustrated in Fig.30: Winch Nets.
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33. Detail of the Chao Kan Scroll Illustrated in Fig.30: Fish Trap.
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34. Detail of the Chao Kan Scroll Illustrated in Fig.30: Cooking Supper.
Attributed works:
35. Two Details from Fishing in a Mountain River, by Hsü Tao-ning. Late Eleventh Century. (William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art, Kansas City.)
Attributed works:
36. Section from Fishermen, by Chin Wen-ting. End of Fourteenth Century. (Hua Family, Hou-chen-shang-chai Collection.)
Attributed works:
37. Section from Illustrations to Mao's Edition of the Classic of Poetry, Verse from the Hsiao-ya, 'In the South are Fine Fishes', by Ma Ho-chih. Twelfth Century. (Boston Museum of Fine Arts.)
Non-western art unattributed:
38. Hunting and Harvesting. Second Century A. D., Szechwan Province. Tile with Bas-Relief.
Article
Chinese Wall-Paintings
07/1943 | 484 | 83
Pages: 168-174
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Author:
Cohn, William (Cohn, William)
Subjects
artists:
Tang Yin, 1470-c. 1523
artists:
Qiu Ying, ca. 1494-ca. 1552
dates:
1200-1499
places:
China
subjects:
Frescoes / Tang
subjects:
Ming / Dating
subjects:
Song / Attributions
subjects:
Buddhas / Guanyin
subjects:
Chinese painting / Wall paintings
subjects:
Taoism / Buddhist / Han
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. A-Chen Wu, the Prince of the North Pole, the Seven Deities of the Northern Dipper, Other Taoist Deities and Attendants. Detail. Sung Period. Height, 314 cm. (Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto). Chinese Wall-Paintings
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. B-Another Detail of the Same Fresco as A. Chinese Wall-Paintings
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. A-The Buddha Enthroned. 15th or 16th Century. 545 by 236 cm. (Pennsylvania University, Philadelphia). Chinese Wall-Paintings
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. B-Kuanyin with Attendants. Sung Period, 107 by 87 cm. (Berkeley Gallery). Chinese Wall-Paintings
Article
The Rutherston Collection at South Kensington-I. Jades
11/1929 | 320 | 55
Pages: 238-241+244-246
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Author:
Thorpe, W. A. (Thorpe, W. A.; T., W. A.; Thorpe, William Arnold)
Subjects
collectors and dealers:
Rutherston, Charles Lambert
dates:
1920-1929
museums and institutions:
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
China / England
subjects:
Collections, Private / Chinese Art / Chinese / Exhibitions
subjects:
Jades / Bi (Chinese ceremonial objects) / Cong (Ts' ung, Chinese ceremonial objects)
subjects:
Taoism / Iconography / Yang-Yin / Bagua (Taoist diagrams)
subjects:
Han / Zhou (Chou)
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. A-Girdle Pendent in the Form of a Dragon (lung wên p'ei); Carved Grey-Green Jade. 19 by 8.3 cm. about First Century, B. C. The Rutherston Collection at South Kensington-I. Jades
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. B-Ts'ung or image of the earth; green jade, partly oxidised, in the form of a square prism enclosing a hollow cylinder. Height, 8.9 cm. First half of Chou dynasty. The Rutherston Collection at South Kensington-I. Jades
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. C-Pi or image of Heaven; greenish-grey jade with red, brown and green markings. Late Chou dynasty. Diameter, 17.1 cm. The Rutherston Collection at South Kensington-I. Jades
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. A-Ritual derivatives from the ko, the upper one light-brown jade, 18.7 by 6.5 cm.; the lower one light-brown jade, gone white with decay, 25.4 by 7 cm.; Chou dynasty; B-Set of jades used in laying out a corpse for burial; late Chou dynasty; C-Ceremonial derivative from a knife-blade; dark-brown jade; 28.6 by 9.8 cm.; Chou dynasty. The Rutherston Collection at South Kensington-I. Jades
Short Notice
A Ming Temple Figure
06/1928 | 303 | 52
Pages: 308-309
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Author:
Yetts, W. Perceval (Yetts, W. Perceval; Yetts, Walter Perceval; Yetts, W. Percival; Y., W. P.; Yetts, Perceval; Y., P.; Yetts, W. P.)
Subjects
dates:
1600-1699
dates:
1920-1929
places:
China / England / London
private galleries:
John Sparks (art gallery), London, Great Britain
subjects:
Chinese Art / Chinese sculpture / Ming
subjects:
Taoism / Wanli
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
Taoist Figure of Glazed Pottery, Said to Come from a Temple in Shansi. Dated A. D. 1609. Height, 1.04 m. (Messrs. John Sparks). Shorter Notices: A Ming Temple Figure
Article
Pictures of a Chinese Immortal
09/1921 | 222 | 39
Pages: 113-117+120-121
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Author:
Yetts, W. Perceval (Yetts, W. Perceval; Yetts, Walter Perceval; Yetts, W. Percival; Y., W. P.; Yetts, Perceval; Y., P.; Yetts, W. P.)
Subjects
dates:
1200-1299 / 1300-1399
places:
China
subjects:
Chinese Art / Chinese / Paintings / Taoism / Iconography / Lu Dongbin (Taoist immortal) / Xian (Taoist immortals)
subjects:
Yüan
Illustrations
Attributed works:
Plate I. B-Portrait of Lü Tung-pin. Painting on Silk, Attributed to Chang Lu (Messrs. Jekylls). Pictures of a Chinese Immortal
Attributed works:
Plate II. D-Three hsien. Painting on Silk, Attributed to Yen Hui (British Museum). Pictures of a Chinese Immortal
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. A-Portrait of Lü Tung-pin. Rubbing of an Incised Design on Stone Monument at Yo-chou. Pictures of a Chinese Immortal
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. C-Portrait of Lü Tung-pin and Another hsien. Painting on Paper (British Museum). Pictures of a Chinese Immortal
Article
Chinese Philosophy of Art-I. Note on the Six "Methods"
12/1920 | 213 | 37
Pages: 309-310
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Author:
Waley, Arthur (Waley, Arthur; Waley, Arthur D.; W., A.)
Subjects
artists:
Xie He, act. c. 500-535 CE
dates:
0500-0599
places:
China
sources:
Xie He, act. c. 500-535 CE
subjects:
Chinese Art / Chinese / Philosophy / Aesthetics
subjects:
Kokka Magazine
subjects:
Paintings / Treatises / Confucianism / Taoism / Zen Buddhism
Article
A Set of Eight Hsien
09/1917 | 174 | 31
Pages: 116+118-119
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Author:
Hobson, R. L. (Hobson, R. L.; Hobson, Robert Lockhart; H., R. L.)
Subjects
collectors and dealers:
Harris, Henry, d. 1950, art collector
dates:
1700-1799
places:
China
subjects:
Qianlong / Pottery / Sculpture / Bronzes / Iconography
subjects:
Chinese Art / Ceramics / Iconography
subjects:
Taoism / Xian (Taoist immortals)
subjects:
Chinese sculpture
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. Pottery Figures Imitating Bronze, in Mr. Henry Harris's Collection. A Set of Eight Hsien
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. Pottery Figures Imitating Bronze, in Mr. Henry Harris's Collection. A Set of Eight Hsien