Blossoming Plum

Tang Yifen

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

A poet, calligrapher, and painter as well as a student of astronomy, geography, and music, Tang Yifen was renowned for his paintings of plum blossoms. According to his inscription, these four paintings were originally part of a twelve-leaf album inspired by the Yangzhou eccentric and master plum painter Jin Nong (1687–1763).

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.

Metropolitan Museum of Art