Exhibit List
Seasonal Joys：The Ideal Imperial Garden
| NO. | Title | Artist/ Period | Form | Exhibit Size(cm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spring Morning in the Han Palace | Qing dynasty court painters | silk | 32.9x718.1 |
| 2 | The Twelve Lunar Months: The Second Month | Qing dynasty court painters | silk | 175x97 |
| 3 | The Twelve Lunar Months: The Fourth Month | Qing dynasty court painters | silk | 175x97 |
| 4 | The Twelve Lunar Months: The Sixth Month | Qing dynasty court painters | silk | 175x97 |
| 5 | The Twelve Lunar Months: The Ninth Month | Qing dynasty court painters | silk | 175x97 |
| 6 | The Twelve Lunar Months: The Twelfth Month | Qing dynasty court painters | silk | 175x97 |
Findings from Beyond the Great Wall：Group Expeditions Led by the Emperor
| NO. | Title | Artist/ Period | Form | Exhibit Size(cm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Wild Chrysanthemums | Jiang Tingxi, Qing dynasty | Paper | 72.5x27.9 |
Brightly Colored and Resistant to Cold
| NO. | Title | Artist/ Period | Form | Exhibit Size(cm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Hall of Diligence Poetry Anthology | Cha Shenxing, Qing dynasty | 31.5x14 | |
| 9 | Paintings from Life (Common Poppy) | Jiang Tingxi, Qing dynasty | Paper | 42.3x28.9 |
| 10 | Painting from Life (Chinese Globeflower and Marvel of Peru) | Jiang Tingxi, Qing dynasty | Paper | 42.3x28.9 |
| 11 | “Ode to Golden Lotuses in Eight Rhyming Lines” in Running Regular Script Calligraphy, Inscribed on Imperial Commission | Yu Minzhong, Qing dynasty | Paper | 28.2 |
| 12 | Painting from Life (Golden Thread Peach Blossoms) | Jiang Tingxi, Qing dynasty | Paper | 42.3x28.9 |
| 13 | Flowering Plants (Golden Thread Peach Blossoms) | Qian Weicheng, Qing dynasty | Paper | 27.7x26.5 |
| 14 | Paintings from Life (Japanese Bindweed and Chinese Delphinium) | Jiang Tingxi, Qing dynasty | Paper | 42.3x28.9 |
| 15 | Flowering Plants (Jasmine and Chinese delphinium) | Zou Yigui, Qing dynasty | Paper | 14.9x22.6 |
| 16 | Paintings and Poetry Devoted to the Countless Fragrant Flowers | Jiang Tingxi, Qing dynasty | Paper | 22.5x18 |
Flowers-and-plants Paintings Through the Centuries
| NO. | Title | Artist/ Period | Form | Exhibit Size(cm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Cat Beneath the Flowers of Wealth | Anonymous, Song dynasty | Silk | 141x107.3 |
| 18 | Apricot Blossoms Leaning Against the Clouds | Ma Yuan, Song dynasty | Silk | 25.8x27.3 |
| 19 | Apricot Flowers and Peacocks | Lü Ji, Ming dynasty | Silk | 203.4x110.6 |
Encyclopedic Research into Flowers：The Emperors' Scholarly Insights
| NO. | Title | Artist/ Period | Form | Exhibit Size(cm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Peiwen Studio Record of All Fragrant Flowers | Kangxi Era 47th Year Wuying Hall Woodblock Print Edition Wang Hao, et al, Qing dynasty | 23x14 | |
| 21 | Peonies | Yun Shouping, Qing dynasty | Paper | 26.3x33.4 |
| 22 | Precious Forest of Ink Marvels | Zou Yigui, Qing dynasty | Paper | 63x42.4 |
What color were the chrysanthemums growing north of the Great Wall?
| NO. | Title | Artist/ Period | Form | Exhibit Size(cm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Harmonious Pairing of Calligraphy and Painting (Princess-feather and Indian Aster; Brightly Colored China Aster) | Jiang Tingxi and Zhang Zhao, Qing dynasty | Paper | 24.2x22 |
| 23 | Harmonious Pairing of Calligraphy and Painting (Princess-feather and Indian Aster; Brightly Colored China Aster) | Jiang Tingxi and Zhang Zhao, Qing dynasty | Paper | 24.2x22 |
| 24 | Flowering Plants (Canna, Begonia, and China Aster) | Zou Yigui, Qing dynasty | Paper | 14.9x22.6 |
| 25 | Flowering Plants of the Four Seasons (China Aster) | Qian Weicheng, Qing dynasty | Paper | 11.1X22.8 |
What is the exotic plant known as passionflower?
| NO. | Title | Artist/ Period | Form | Exhibit Size(cm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Paintings from Life (Asian Virginsbower and Chinese Hawthorn) | Jiang Tingxi, Qing dynasty | Paper | 42.3x28.9 |
| 27 | Flowering Plants (Chinese Ground Orchid, Lady of the Night, Creeping Chrysanthemum) | Zou Yigui, Qing dynasty | Paper | 14.9x22.6 |
| 28 | Calligraphy of “Ode to Passionflowers” Commissioned by Emperor Qianlong | Liang Guozhi, Qing dynasty | Paper | 27.8 |
| 29 | Flowering Plants of the Four Seasons (Passionflower and Common Mallow) | Dong Gao, Qing dynasty | Paper | 22.1x27.1 |
Transplanted into the Imperial Gardens：Flowers and Plants from North and South Arrive in the Palaces
Twelve Scenes in the Imperial Palaces
| NO. | Title | Artist/ Period | Form | Exhibit Size(cm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Harmonious Beginnings in Taicu, the First Lunar Month | Ding Guanpeng, Qing dynasty | Silk | 179.4x106.2 |
| 31 | Glorious Morning in Guxian, the Third Lunar Month | Yu Xing, Qing dynasty | Silk | 179.4x106.2 |
| 32 | Clement Weather in Zhonglü, the Fourth Lunar Month | Shen Yuan, Qing dynasty | Silk | 179.4x106.2 |
| 33 | Brisk Autumn Weather in Yize, the Seventh Lunar Month | Shen Yuan, Qing dynasty | Silk | 179.4x106.2 |
| 34 | Beating the Cold in Wuyi, the Ninth Lunar Month | Yu Xing, Qing dynasty | Silk | 179.4x106.2 |
| 35 | Celestial Return in Dalü, the Twelfth Lunar Month | Yu Xing, Qing dynasty | Silk | 179.4x106.2 |
| 36 | Thirty-six Scenes of the Chengde Mountain Resort (Golden Lotuses that Match the Sun) | Zhang Zongcang, Qing dynasty | Paper | 31.5x30.2 |
| 37 | Chengde Mountain Resort Paintings Inscribed with Poetry by Qianlong (“Fresh Fragrance from Afar” and “The Lotus Scents of the Festival of Ablution”) | Zhang Ruo’ai, Qing dynasty | Silk | 26.5x30.5 |
| 37 | Chengde Mountain Resort Paintings Inscribed with Poetry by Qianlong (“Fresh Fragrance from Afar” and “The Lotus Scents of the Festival of Ablution”) | Zhang Ruo’ai, Qing dynasty | Silk | 26.5x30.5 |
| 38 | Vase with Lotus | Jiang Tingxi, Qing dynasty | Silk | 139.2x65.4 |
| 39 | Vase with Lotus | Jiang Tingxi, Qing dynasty | Silk | 171.3x88 |
| 40 | Gathering of Auspicious Signs | Giuseppe Castiglione (Lang Shining), Qing dynasty | Silk | 173x86.1 |
| 41 | Ginseng Flower | Jiang Tingxi, Qing dynasty | Silk | 141.7x65.4 |
| 42 | Great Longevity | Wang Chengpei, Qing dynasty | Paper | 37.5x549.8 |
| 43 | Osmanthus Flowers | Jiang Tingxi, Qing dynasty | Silk | 172.8x74.5 |
| 44 | Flowers-and-birds Painting from Life | Jiang Tingxi, Qing dynasty | Paper | 123.3x55.4 |
| 45 | Buddha’s Hand Painting from Life | Jiang Tingxi, Qing dynasty | Silk | 195.9x81.9 |
| 46 | Lady of the Night | Jiang Tingxi, Qing dynasty | Silk | 161.7x65.5 |
| 47 | Ancient Tree Trunk with Plum Blossoms | Zou Yigui, Qing dynasty | Paper | 119.1x51.3 |
| 48 | Plum Blossoms at the Hall of Tranquility and Happiness | Dong Gao, Qing dynasty | Paper | 80.6x121 |
| 49 | The Auspicious Glory of Spring | Wang Chengpei, Qing dynasty | Paper | 42x778.8 |
| 50 | Precious Forest of Ink Marvels (Orchid, Lettuce, Japanese Rose, and Paulownia Flowers) | Xu Xing, Qing dynasty | Paper | 62.8x42.2 |
Ephemeral Blooms of Flowers from Afar：Floral Specimens from the Occident
| NO. | Title | Artist/ Period | Form | Exhibit Size(cm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Foreign Chrysanthemums | Lang Shining (Giuseppe Castiglione), Qing dynasty | Paper | 63x42.8 |
| 52 | Foreign Chrysanthemums | Qian Weicheng, Qing dynasty | Paper | 112.7x57.5 |
| 53 | Album of Foreign Chrysanthemums | Guan Huai, Qing dynasty | Paper | 13.6x20.4 |
| 54 | A Collection of Plants from Across the Western Sea | Yu Xing, Qing dynasty | Paper | 32.4x30.3 |