The Peach and Plum Garden

The Peach and Plum Garden

Sha Fu

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painter has captured the pleasures of a gathering of friends in a garden on a spring night. A firefly lamp hangs from a branch to light the scrolls upon the table, and a servant boy brings a covered dish of cakes. At the far left, a member of the group is inspired to lift his cup in toast to the spring air. The figures, in a variety of three-dimensional poses comfortably occupy a complex landscape. Sha Fu uses powdered white pigment to pick out the blossoms and accented brushwork to enliven a traditional theme.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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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.