Search Results
Options
Filters
1 to 34 of 34 results
Showing results for "*" in Anywhere in record.
- Title
- Cicada on a Willow Branch
- Artist
- Zhang Wendao (Chang Wen-tao)
- Physical Description
- A cicada perches on a willow branch.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1764-1814
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1805
- Accession Number
- 1981/2.132A
- Medium and Support
- fan mounted as an album leaf, ink and color on mica-coated paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- One of a pair of six-fold screens
- Artist
- Attributed Kanô Tan'yû
- Physical Description
- This six-fold screen, a half of a pair, is meant to represent six of the twelve months of the year, with keen attention paid to the birds and flowers associated with each. Although this screen bears Kano Tan’yu’s signature, it was probably created by his studio or by followers working in this famous artist’s style.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Kyoto, 1604 - 1674, Edo)
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1965/1.178
- Medium and Support
- one of a pair of 6-fold screens, ink and light color on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Pine and Bamboo
- Artist
- Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)
- Physical Description
- The painting depicts bamboo plants and pine trees, with a calligraphic inscription on the right bottom.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1864 - 1957)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1930
- Accession Number
- 1949/1.191
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
![Bamboo and Orchids [Lan-chu t'u chou]; Zheng Xie (Chêng Hsieh)](https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1970-sl-2.7/1970_2.7.JPG?fn1=musart_ty2;fq1=bird+and+flower;lastview=reslist;med=1;resnum=4;size=50;sort=relevance;subview=detail;view=entry;rgn1=ic_all;q1=*){kind=link}
- Title
- Bamboo and Orchids [Lan-chu t'u chou]
- Artist
- Zheng Xie (Chêng Hsieh)
- Physical Description
- A white hanging scroll with black ink. The plant that is the focal point of the painting takes up the middle, while an inscription runs along the right side. Stamps are seen on the bottom of both the right and left side of the painting.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1693-1765
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1740-1766
- Accession Number
- 1970/2.7
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Bamboo and Rock
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien, Liu Yantao, Gao Yihong
- Physical Description
- A rock rises above the earth, and branches of bamboo mimic the gentle curve of its shape. Grasses grow below. Two lines of calligraphic text are written verticalley on the left side of the painting.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1960-1975
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.134
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- One of a pair of six-fold screens
- Artist
- Attributed Kanô Tan'yû
- Physical Description
- These panels represent six of the twelve months. The panels each have calligraphy and a red seal in one corner. In each panel there is a bird and a type of plant, which are suggestive of particular months. On the top left panel there is bamboo, the bow of the boat with a small lamp attached to it, and a type of water fowl. In the bottom middle panel is a blooming sakura tree and a pheasant. In the bottom left panel is blue and white wisteria ans small sparrows. In the bottom right panel there is a willow slowly coming back to life after winter over a thatched building.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Kyoto, 1604 - 1674, Edo)
- Century
- 19th century?
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1965/1.179
- Medium and Support
- ink and light color on paper, one of pair of Six fold screens
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Plum Blossoms and Bird
- Artist
- Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)
- Physical Description
- A black crow is seated on a plum branch above calligraphic text and cascades of open blossoms.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1864 - 1957)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1930
- Accession Number
- 1949/1.192
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- A Plant
- Artist
- Zhu Da (Chu Ta)
- Physical Description
- A plant is shown against the blank background, with a long stem, some leaves on the top, and a apricot-like fruit at the bottom. Above the plant are some calligraphic texts, with the artist's signature and seal.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1626-1705
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1645-1705
- Accession Number
- 1958/2.57
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Geese Landing on Sandbars
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- A scene of geese in pond and on sandbars. The geese are congregated in the lower left hand side of the painting, as are most of the reeds growing from the sand bars. Some geese can also be seen flying in the middle of the painting, though they are not as prominent. Five lines of calligraphy are lcoated in the upper right of the painting.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1906-1987
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- last quarter of 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.142
- Medium and Support
- ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Plum Blossoms, after Jin Nong
- Artist
- Li Jishou (Li Chi-shou)
- Physical Description
- The branches of a plum tree stretch skyward, skillfully utilizing the vertical space of this hanging scroll. Black dots are used as accents along the branches, making them look knotted and full of texture. These heavy features are offset by the delicate depiction of plum blossoms. Calligraphic text is in the upper right corner, with two seals.
- Artist Life Dates
- active 19th century
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1985/2.28
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Frog
- Artist
- Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)
- Physical Description
- There is a frog on the left bottom of the painting, and on the right the artist inscribed "to make a voice" with his signature and seal.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1864 - 1957)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1927
- Accession Number
- 1949/1.195
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Cat under Flowers
- Artist
- Chen Zun (Ch'en Tsun)
- Physical Description
- In this painting a well-fed cat nestles contentedly among the grass and flowers, relaxing on the bank of a stream.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active Chia-hsing, Chekiang, 1573 - 1619)
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1612
- Accession Number
- 1977/2.17
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Flowers
- Artist
- Ma Yuanyu (Ma Yüan-yü)
- Artist Life Dates
- 1699-1722
- Century
- 17th-18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1699-1722
- Accession Number
- 1966/2.36
- Medium and Support
- handscroll, ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Crane, Pine and Bamboo
- Artist
- Ren Xun (Jen Hsün)
- Physical Description
- This painting inculdes the seal of the artist Ren Xun. A crane stands in the foreground, with it's head and beak turned toward the viewer, revealing a patch of orangish red on its face. A pine tree arches across the background above.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1835-1893
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1860-1893
- Accession Number
- 1987/1.265
- Medium and Support
- ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Butterflies and Peach Blossoms
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1832
- Accession Number
- 1980/1.220A
- Medium and Support
- fan mounted as an album leaf, ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Fish
- Artist
- Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)
- Physical Description
- The painting depicts three fishes below a calligraphic poem. The poem goes: "I once painted Three Fish and inscribed it: painting is what I did in the time remaining after work, poetry in the time remaining after sleep, and calligraphy in the time remaining after carving. This is what I call the three remaining." (in Chinese, "fish" and "remaining" are pronounced the same)
- Artist Life Dates
- 1864-1957
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1920-1949
- Accession Number
- 1949/1.194
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Orchid and Colophon
- Artist
- Shitao (Shih-t'ao)
- Physical Description
- The painting depicts an orchid on the left, with calligraphical texts on the right-hand half. Paper is faded, and ink is black.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1642-1707
- Century
- 17th-18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1644-1707
- Accession Number
- 1955/2.12
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- One of Four-panel Screen Depicting the Seasons
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1982/2.41.3
- Medium and Support
- iron with wood frame
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Solitary Bird Perched on a Banana Plant
- Artist
- Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)
- Physical Description
- This painting depicts a solitary bird perched on a tropical banana plant. There are inscriptions and signature of the artist on the upper left-hand corner: "A farewell gift for Mr. Katsuizumi, as he goes south. Baishi."
- Artist Life Dates
- (1864 - 1957)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1920
- Accession Number
- 1949/1.196
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Orchids Room
- Artist
- Unge (Taigan)
- Physical Description
- Horizontally oriented. Begins with two large characters then a series of folliage imagery proceeded by calligraphy. Ink on paper, hand scroll.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1773-1850
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1823
- Accession Number
- 1968/2.25
- Medium and Support
- handscroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Bird on a branch
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Physical Description
- A bird (probably a sparrow) perches among peach blossoms, while singing to welcome the spring.
- Century
- 15th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1420 - circa 1435
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.353
- Medium and Support
- album leaf, ink and colors on silk
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Crabs
- Artist
- Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)
- Physical Description
- The painting depicts two crabs with aquatic plants. The artist signed his pen name, Qi Huang, and sealed another pen name, Wood Hermit.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1864-1957
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1864-1949
- Accession Number
- 1949/1.199
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Birds in a Banana Tree
- Artist
- Xu Wei (Hsü Wei)
- Physical Description
- A banana plant is shown with long and lush leaves. Behind it is a rock with grass growing from it. Three birds rest on the rock and the leaves of the banana tree. On the right-hand top lies the calligraphic inscription wrtten by the artist, along with his signature and seals.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1521-1593
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1521-1593
- Accession Number
- 1970/2.154
- Medium and Support
- ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Scholar's Winter Retreat
- Artist
- Gai Qi (Kai Ch'i)
- Physical Description
- A scholar sits in a relaxed posture at his desk looking at cut plum blossoms in a white vase; before him is an empty sheet of paper and ink stone, and by his side an attendant is boiling water for tea. A crane tucks her head and leg to keep herself warm in the cold winter air. The scholar seems to be contemplating a subject to be drawn or written, perhaps related to the flowers.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1774 - 1829)
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1820
- Accession Number
- 1981/2.133
- Medium and Support
- fan mounted as an album leaf, ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Shrimps
- Artist
- Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)
- Physical Description
- Blank background. The painting depicts four lobsters, with calligraphic texts and seal on the right edge of the painting.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1864 - 1957)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1931
- Accession Number
- 1949/1.200
- Medium and Support
- ink on rice paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Geese and Reeds (one of a pair)
- Artist
- Ki-hun Yang
- Physical Description
- A grounded and a flying goose is paired in both paintings, creating a contrast of stillness and movement. The goose is the water has its head turned to watch the descent of the goose flying in from the right. The upper left corner contains calligraphic text, and creating ripples in the water in the foreground is a goose with its head below the surface, and bottom in the air. Reeds come in from the right.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1843-1898
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2009/1.488.1
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Duck and Lotus
- Artist
- Gao Qipei (Kao Ch'i-p'ei)
- Physical Description
- In this large scroll Gao depicts a duck swimming among aquatic plants in the shade of a cluster of lotus.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1660-1734
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1690-1734
- Accession Number
- 1961/1.162
- Medium and Support
- ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Grasshopper
- Artist
- Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)
- Physical Description
- The painting depicts a grasshopper resting on the leaves. The artist signed his pen name, A-chih, and sealed his pen names, Pai-shih mountain hermit, and Pai-shih hermit.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1864 - 1957)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1920-1935
- Accession Number
- 1949/1.201
- Medium and Support
- ink on rice paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Geese and Reeds (two of a pair)
- Artist
- Ki-hun Yang
- Physical Description
- A grounded and a flying goose is paired in both paintings, creating a contrast of stillness and movement. A goose swoops into the scene from the top left, while the neck of the grounded goose follows a graceful curve to look at the approaching bird. The swaying reeds and grass around the grounded goose add lightness to the composition. Between the two geese are three lines of calligraphy.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1843 - 1898)
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2009/1.488.2
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Day Lily, one of a pair of album leaves
- Artist
- Jin Nong (Chin Nung)
- Physical Description
- Ink on paper. Foliage and calligraphy.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1687 - 1764
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1754-1756
- Accession Number
- 1996/2.29
- Medium and Support
- album leaf, ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Duck
- Artist
- Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)
- Physical Description
- Blank background. On the right half of the painting, there is a duck and a few plant leaves. The artist signed his pen name, "Host of the Eight-inkstone Mansion," with seal on the right edge of the painting.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1864 - 1957)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1930
- Accession Number
- 1949/1.202
- Medium and Support
- ink on rice paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Lotus Blossom
- Artist
- Zhang Daqian (Chang Ta-ch'ien)
- Physical Description
- Blue, gray and black ink washes are used to depict lotus blossoms rising out of and partially hidden by plants and muddy waters. A poem is written above, alluding to the lotus blossoms below.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Neijiang, Szechuan, 1899 - 1983)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1965-1975
- Accession Number
- 1991/1.67
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Sparrow on a Bamboo Branch
- Artist
- Kanô Gyokuraku
- Physical Description
- A plump sparrow is perching on a bamboo branch, which is bending from the main branch on the left side of the painting. The bamboo has young and mature leaves. The background is left as blank. The mounting is made of creamy silk brocade with blue green silk brocade strips. Brown brocade pieces are pasted on the top and the bottom of the mounting. There is a seal in red ink on the left corner. Wrinkles on the top and right lower side of the bid; some smaller worm holes and one large hole underneath the bird, but all repaired.
- Artist Life Dates
- active 1550 - 1590
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2nd half of 16th century
- Accession Number
- 1968/2.54
- Medium and Support
- Hanging scroll: ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Prawn
- Artist
- Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)
- Physical Description
- Two shrimps are shown in the middle of the print. The artist inscribed "Baishi at the age of ninty-five" on the upper left-hand corner with seal.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1864 - 1957)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1948
- Accession Number
- 1990/1.185
- Medium and Support
- woodblock "water printing" with ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000