Thematic Exhibition of the New Year
Chinese Masterworks: Three Friends of Winter Paintings and Calligraphy from the Late Ming and Early Qing Dynasties
Chinese Masterworks: Three Friends of Winter Paintings and Calligraphy from the Late Ming and Early Qing Dynasties
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Five Pine Trees, By Li Shan, Qing dynaty, 18th century
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room T1
January 2, 2010 (Sat) - January 31, 2010 (Sun)>> detailed information
Features The Three Friends of Winter - Pine trees, Bamboo, and Plum, which are favored symbols of longevity and prosperity.
Current exhibit includes:
Old Pine Tree, By Jin Shi, Ming dynasty, dated 1458
Plum Blossoms, By Chen Lu, Ming dynasty, dated 1446 (Gift of Mr. Ichikawa Sanken)
Bamboo, By Wu Hon, Qing dynasty, 17th century
Five Pine Trees, By Li Shan, Qing dynaty, 18th century
Deer and Cranes, By Shen Chuan, Qing dynasty, dated 1739 (Gift of Mr. Yamazaki Tatsuo)
Peach, By Wu JunJing, Qing dynasty, dated 1907 (Gift of Mr. Takashima Kikujiro)Poem in Cursive Script, By Ni Yuanlu, Ming dynasty, 17th century
Poem in Running Script, By Wang Duo, Ming dynasty, dated 1650 (Gift of Mr. Takashima Kikujiro)
Poem in Four Lines of Five Characters in Cursive Script, By Fu Shan, Ming - Qing dynasty, 17th century (Gift of Mr. Aoyama San'u)