People and Their Customs in the Ming and Qing Dynasties

Riverside Scenes During the Qingming Festival (detail)
Signed by Zhang Zeduan (1085–1145), China, Ming dynasty, 17th century

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 8
October 1, 2024 (Tue) - November 10, 2024 (Sun)

The present exhibition features works depicting people and their customs during the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368–1644 and 1644–1911 respectively). On display here are paintings that portray intellectuals coming together to compose poetry and practice calligraphy, as well as beauties wearing gorgeous clothing and accessories. Moreover, there are also works that present the liveliness of urban living at the time, which include various merchants selling their goods on the street.

Major Work(s) on Exhibit 4 results

	Designation	Name	Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance	Period	Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number	CMT
Highlight		Toy Peddler	Artist unknown, China	Ming dynasty, 15th–16th century	Gift of Mr. Ishijima Morio, TA-291
Highlight	Important Art Object	Toy Peddler	By Lü Wenying (dates unknown), China	Ming dynasty, 16th century	TA-345
Highlight		Riverside Scenes During the Qingming Festival	Signed by Zhang Zeduan (1085–1145), China	Ming dynasty, 17th century	TA-79
Highlight		Celebration of the Harvest	By Jin Kun, Chen Mei, Sun Hu, Ding Guanpeng, Cheng Zhidao, and Wu Gui, China	Qing dynasty, 1740	Private collection

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