Zhu Da (1626–1705), “Flowers on a River” (1697), hand scroll; ink on paper, 19 × 508 7/8 inches (collection of the Tianjin Museum) A rare exhibition of Chinese painting in Manhattan is drawing acclaim ...

This weekend marks the closing of “Flowers on a River: The Art of Chinese Flower-and-Bird Painting, 1368-1911, Masterworks from Tianjin Museum and Changzhou Museum,” an exhibition at the China ...

A look at the China Institute Gallery's exhibition "Flowers on a River." China Institute Gallery has reopened to the public with their landmark exhibition of Chinese flower-and-bird paintings. This is ...

The largest survey of its kind outside of China and the first in the U.S., Flowers on a River: The Art of Chinese Flower-and-Bird Painting, 1368-1911, Masterworks from Tianjin Museum and Changzhou ...

Every blossom tells a story in "Chinese Flowers," the latest in the Freer Gallery's series of season-related exhibitions. Based on centuries of traditional symbolism, these paintings and drawings (all ...

In Chinese culture, different plants represent different human characteristics. For example, lotus is seen as lofty and virtuous; bamboo is upright; chrysanthemum is unyielding, in full bloom amid ...