3. The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
Aerial view of Forbidden City [Imperial Palace] viewed toward the north,
Beijing.
Ming tombs, main Spirit Way, leading to the tomb of the Yongle emperor (d.
1424). Near Beijing.
Ming tombs, sacrificial hall at the tomb of Yongle emperor (d. 1424). Near
Beijing.
Bowl with incised decoration, Ming dynasty (Yongle period, early 15th
century). Porcelain. D. 15.8 cm. From Jingdezhen. Palace Museum, Beijing.
Stem cup, Ming dynasty (Yongle period, early 15th century). Porcelain with
monochrome red glaze. D. 15.8 cm. From Jingdezhen. Palace Museum,
Beijing.
Bowl with "Three Friends of the Cold Season" design, Ming dynasty (Xuande
period, ca. 1426-35). Porcelain painted in underglaze blue. D. 29.5 cm. From
Jingdezhen. Percival David Foundation for Chinese Art, London.
Jar with dragon design, Ming dynasty (Xuande period, ca. 1426-35). Porcelain
painted in underglaze blue. Ht. 48.3 cm. From Jingdezhen. Metropolitan
Museum of Art, New York.
Pair of cups with Rock, Plants, and Butterflies, Ming dynasty (Chenghua
period, 1465-87). Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels
(doucai). D. 6.9 cm. From Jingdezhen. Palace Museum, Beijing.
Large jar, Ming dynasty (Jiajing period, mid 16th century). Porcelain decorated
overglaze with 5-color enamels. Ht. 43.1 cm. From Jingdezhen. Asian Art
Museum, San Francisco.
Circular box, Ming dynasty (Yongle period, ca. 1403-24). Lacquer. Diam. 22.2
cm. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Tray or rectangular dish, Ming dynasty (Wanli period, dated 1589). Lacquer. L.
32.2 cm. National Palace Museum, Taiwan.
Incense burner, Ming dynasty (16th century). Cloisonné enamel. Diam. 19 cm.
Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Magician Changing A Walking-Stick into A Dragon, Ming dynasty (16th
century). Silk tapestry (kesi). National Palace Museum, Taiwan.
Portrait of the Jiajing emperor (Ming Shizong, r. 1522-66), Ming dynasty.
Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk. 209.7 x 155.2 cm. National Palace
Museum, Taiwan.
Shang Xi (act. ca. 1430-1440), Guan Yu Captures an Enemy General. Ming
dynasty. Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk. 200 x 237 cm. Palace Museum,
Beijing.
Anonymous court artists, The Imperial Procession to the Ming Mausoleums
(Return), Ming Dynasty (Jiajing pd., ca. 1536-38. Handscroll, ink and color on
silk. Ht. 92.1 cm. National Palace Museum, Taiwan. Detail of section: The
Jiajing emperor (r. 1522-1566) in his state barge.
Anonymous court artists, Former Masters of Professions and Arts, from a
series of paintings for the Buddhist Water-and-Land Ritual, Ming Dynasty
(Tianshun pd., ca. 1460). Hanging scroll, color on silk. 119 x 24.5 cm. Shanxi
Provincial Museum, Taiyuan.
Shen Zhou (1427-1509), Landscape in the Manner of Ni Zan, Ming dynasty
(dated 1484). Hanging scroll, ink on paper. Ht. 140 cm. Nelson-Atkins
Museum, Kansas City.
Shen Zhou (1427-1509), Poet on a Mountaintop, Ming dynasty. Album leaf
now mounted in a handscroll, ink on paper. Ht. 38.9 cm. Nelson-Atkins
Museum, Kansas City.
Shen Zhou (1427-1509), Farewell to Lu Zhi, Ming dynasty. Handscroll, ink and
color on paper. Ht. 26.4 cm. Nelson-Atkins Museum, Kansas City.
Shen Zhou (1427-1509), The Thousand Buddha Hall and the Pagoda of the
"Cloudy Cliff" Monastery, from the album Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Ming
Dynasty (Hongzhi pd., late 15th c.). Album leaf, ink and slight color on paper.
31.1. x 40.2 cm. Cleveland Museum of Art.
Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), Landscape [after Wang Meng], Ming dynasty
(dated 1535). Hanging scroll, ink on paper. 133.9 x 35.7 cm. National Palace
Museum, Taiwan.
Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), Old Cypress and Rock, Ming dynasty (dated
1550). Handscroll, ink on paper. Ht. 26 cm. Nelson-Atkins Museum, Kansas
City.
Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), Living Aloft: Master Liu's Retreat, Ming dynasty
(Jiajing period, dated 1543). Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper. 95.2 x
45.7 cm. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), Garden of the Unsuccessful Politician, Ming
dynasty (Jiajing period, dated 1551). Album leaf, ink on paper. 26.4 x 27.3
cm. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Rock in the Garden of the Unsuccessful Politician (Zhuo zheng yuan). Recreation of Ming dynasty garden. Suzhou, Jiangsu.
Zigzag corridor in the Garden of the Unsuccessful Politician (Zhuo zheng
yuan). Re-creation of Ming dynasty garden. Suzhou, Jiangsu.
Water pavilion in the Garden of the Unsuccessful Politician (Zhuo zheng
yuan). Re-creation of Ming dynasty garden. Suzhou, Jiangsu.
Qiu Ying (1495-ca. 1552), Spring Morning in the Han Palace, Ming Dynasty
(first half of the 16th century). Handscroll, ink and colors on silk. 30.6 x 574.1
cm. National Palace Museum, Taiwan. Detail, Section 5.
Qiu Ying (1495-ca. 1552), Spring Morning in the Han Palace, Ming Dynasty
(first half of the 16th century). Handscroll, ink and colors on silk. 30.6 x 574.1
cm. National Palace Museum, Taiwan. Detail, Section 6.
Chen Hongshou (1598-1652) with colors by assitant, Yan Zhan, Female
Immortals, Ming dynasty (ca. 1625-50). Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk.
172.5 x 95.5 cm. Palace Museum, Beijing.
Chen Hongshou (1598-1652), Lady Xuan Giving Instruction in the Classics,
Ming dynasty (dated 1638). Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk. Ht. 173.7 cm.
Cleveland Museum of Art.
Chen Hongshou (1598-1652), Lady Xuan Giving Instruction in the Classics,
Ming dynasty (dated 1638). Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk. Ht. 173.7 cm.
Cleveland Museum of Art. Detail.
Chen Hongshou (1598-1652), The Four Pleasures of Bai Juyi (Portraits of Nan
Shenglu), Ming dynasty (dated 1649). Handscroll, ink and color on silk. Ht.
31.6. cm. Museum Rietberg, Zurich. Detail, Section 1.
Wen Shu (1595-1634), Carnations and Garden Rock, Ming dynasty (Tianqi
pd., dated 1627). Fan, ink and colors on gold paper. Honolulu Academy of
Arts.
Dong Qichang (1555-1636), Qingbian Mountain, Ming dynasty (dated 1617).
Hanging scroll, ink on paper. Ht. 224 cm. Cleveland Museum of Art.
Dong Qichang (1555-1636), Invitation to Reclusion at Jingxi, Ming Dynasty
(Wanli pd., dated 1611). Handscroll, ink on paper. 28.4 x 120 cm. Metropolitan
Museum of Art, New York.
Citrons, from the 10-Bamboo-Studio Album of Painting and Calligraphy, Late
Ming dynasty (ca. 1634). Multi-color woodblock print. Ht. 25.8 cm. The British
Library, London.
Huang workshop, Anhui. Scene from the drama The Peony Pavilion (Mu dan
ting), Ming dynasty (early 17th century). Woodblock print from a printed book.
Picture dimensions: 20.9 x 12.7 cm. National Library of China, Beijing.
Master Cheng's Garden of Ink-Cakes, Ming Dynasty (Wanli period, published
in Nanjing in 1606). Design for an ink cake. Color woodblock print. 31.5 x 16
cm. Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London.
Wu Kan of Suzhou (active late 16th-early 17th century), Woven silk tapestry
(kesi) showing Dongfang Shuo stealing the peaches of immortality, with a
woven inscription copying calligraphy by Shen Zhou, Ming dynasty (Wanli
period, L. 16th-E. 17th c.). 152.7 x 54.6 cm. National Palace Museum, Taiwan.
Han Ximeng (active early 17th century), Washing a Horse, from an Album of
Copies of Song and Yuan paintings, Ming dynasty (Chongzhen pd., dated
1634). Embroidery on silk. 33.4 x 24.5 cm. Palace Museum, Beijing.
The Crucifixion, an illustrated page from Explanation of the Incarnation and
Life of the Lord of Heaven, a book of Christian instruction (Tianzhu jiangsheng
chuxiang jingjie), Ming dynasty (Chongzhen period, published 1637).
Woodblock print. 23.8 x 14 cm. Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris.
Guanyin holding a Child, Ming dynasty (ca. 1580-1644). Ivory. Ht. 26 cm.
Private collection.
Chan Patriarch Bodhidharma, Ming dynasty (17th century). Ceramic, Dehua
ware, porcelain with ivory glaze. From Fujian. Ht. 29.8 cm. Metropolitan
Museu