荷花和水鸟 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	荷花和水鸟
品名（英）	Lotus and waterbirds
入馆年号	1988年，1988.155a, b
策展部门	亚洲艺术（Asian Art）
创作者	Unidentified artist
创作年份	公元 1290 - 公元 1310
创作地区
分类	绘画（Paintings）
尺寸	图像 (each): 55 3/4 x 26 3/4 英寸 (141.6 x 67.9 厘米) 整体 with mounting (each): 107 1/2 x 27 1/4 英寸 (273.1 x 69.2 厘米) 整体 with knobs (each): 107 1/2 x 27 3/4 英寸 (273.1 x 70.5 厘米)
介绍（中）	从印度进口的莲花，生长在池塘的黏液中，它的花朵在没有污染的情况下绽放，这与佛教关于纯洁和重生的形象有关。到了13世纪，对不同季节的荷花的自然主义描绘也唤起了身体美的短暂性。这幅大型装饰作品由江苏常州附近的皮岭画派的专业画家创作。仲夏场景（右侧）显示了莲花处于萌芽和开花的早期阶段，而秋季场景（左侧）显示了其后期阶段：花瓣飘落，叶子变成棕色，种子荚成熟。盛夏新发芽的水芦苇也与晚熟的水草和已经发芽的水草形成了对比，而右边一对鸭子掠过水面觅食的忙碌活动与左边安静休息的两只白鹭并列。
介绍（英）	Imported from India, the lotus—growing from the slime of a pond, its blossoms blooming unsullied—was linked to Buddhist images of purity and rebirth. By the thirteenth century, naturalistic depictions of lotus in different seasons also evoked the ephemeral nature of physical beauty. This large-scale decorative work is by a professional painter of the Piling School, situated near Changzhou, Jiangsu Province. The midsummer scene (on the right) shows lotus flowers in early stages of budding and bloom, while the autumnal scene (on the left) shows its later stages: petals falling, leaves turning brown, and seed pods ripening. The newly sprouted water reeds of midsummer also contrast with the late-blooming water plant and the smartweed that has gone to seed, while the busy activity of a pair of ducks skimming the water for food on the right is juxtaposed with two egrets resting quietly on the left.