{"product_id":"ancient-wisteria-of-the-humble-administrator-s-garden-suzhou-painted-silk","title":"Ancient Wisteria of the Humble Administrator’s Garden, Suzhou - Painted Silk","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eA Chinese painting on silk depicting cascading white wisteria entwined around an ancient vine, painted in a soft palette of greens, blues and warm neutral tones.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe inscription refers to the celebrated wisteria at the Humble Administrator’s Garden in Suzhou and reads:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e拙政園紫藤為文徵明手植距今已四百餘年\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“The wisteria in the Humble Administrator’s Garden was planted by Wen Zhengming; more than four hundred years have passed since its planting.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe inscription refers to Wen Zhengming (1470–1559), the celebrated Ming dynasty painter, calligrapher and scholar associated with Suzhou. It should be understood as recording the traditional attribution of the ancient vine rather than attributing the painting itself to Wen Zhengming.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eSigned Zhiguang (之光) with a red seal. Probably late 20th century. Recently reframed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vaulted Gallery UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56401087299969,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0877\/0945\/files\/7F925192-1493-4A3B-8625-3C831F00A360.jpg?v=1792084337","url":"https:\/\/vaulted.gallery\/products\/ancient-wisteria-of-the-humble-administrator-s-garden-suzhou-painted-silk","provider":"Vaulted Gallery UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}