Ming dynasty
The culture, period, and styles associated with the Ming dynasty in China; much of its art and architecture is defined by Neo-Confucianism.
Ming dynasty
The culture, period, and styles associated with the Ming dynasty in China; much of its art and architecture is defined by Neo-Confucianism.
Basics to get you started
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), an introduction
Porcelain, gold, and the Dutch East India Company
Chinese porcelain: decoration
Chinese porcelain: production and export
Chinese jade, an introduction
Chinese scholar-painters, an introduction
Chinese calligraphy, an introduction
Chinese landscape painting
Mountings of Chinese paintings: scrolls, fans, and leafs
Works of Art
Artists
Shen Zhou 沈周 (1427–1509), A Spring Gathering (detail), attached calligraphy by Shen Zhou 沈周 (1427–1509), frontispiece, inscription on front mounting, and three inscriptions on the painting by Hongli, the Qianlong emperor (1711–1799, reigned 1735–1796), colophon by Wen Zhengming 文徵明 (1470–1559), Ming dynasty, c. 1480?, Wu School, ink and color on paper, China, 26.5 x 131.1 cm (Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment, F1934.1)
