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Peach Blossom Spring,
1718
Yuan Jiang 袁江, 1670?– 1755?
Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
y1946-198
The blue and green washes in this scene of a village in a mountain valley allude to a mythical paradise on earth. In the fifth-century fable “The Record of the Peach Blossom Spring,” Tao Yuanming (365?–427) tells the story of a fisherman who drifts on a river to a grove of blossoming peach trees. Through a grotto he reaches an idyllic village where the people have had no contact with the world outside their valley. After a pleasant stay in the village, the fisherman departs, intending to tell others about this peaceful haven. On trying to return, however, he is never again able to find the village by the Peach Blossom Spring.
Information
Title
Peach Blossom Spring
Dates
1718
Maker
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Painting: 189.8 x 119.3 cm. (74 3/4 x 46 15/16 in.)
Mount: 315 x 133 cm. (124 x 52 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of DuBois Schanck Morris, Class of 1893
Object Number
y1946-198
Place Made
Asia, China
Signatures
signed
Marks/Labels/Seals
Seven characters in ink on label adhered to edge of rolled scroll; Seven characters in ink on label adhered silk bag
Culture
Period
1898 – ca. 1926 acquired in China by DuBois Schanck Morris (1873-1956), based in Anhui, China; 1946 gift to Princeton University Art Museum
