Gardens

14 important questions on Gardens

List the names of “Four Classical Gardens” in Suzhou Also: which garden was also named “Yuyin”? 

  • Wangshi yuan (The Garden of the Master of the Fishing Nets), once named Yuyin (Fisherman’s recluse)
  • Zhuozheng yuan (The Garden of the Unsuccessful Politician)
  • Shizi Lin (The Lion Grove Garden)
  • Canglang ting (The Pavilion of Surging Wave in the Cang River)

Which garden was Wen Zhengming associated with, and how? 

Zhuozheng yuan (The Garden of the Unsuccessful Politician) he had a studio at this garden.

What religion was the naming of the Lion Grove Garden related to?

Lion Grove Garden was related to Buddhism (lionsroar = preaching of the buddha)
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Why Canglang ting was named as such? 

Canglang ting’s name came from a poem written by Qu Yuan.

Which scholar-recluse has written about chrysanthemum and Peach Blossom Spring?

Tao Yuanming (Tao Qian)

Who rejected the offer from the emperor and lived as a hermit throughout his life?

Bo yi

What are the criteria for a garden rock (meaning of shou, lou, zhou)?

  • Shou = Slim and elongated
  • Lou = Porous and holey
  • Zhou = Wrinkled and textured

Where were the garden rocks found? (name of the lake and the city)

Lake Tai near Suzhou

Identify the titles of the following paintings

  • Peach Blossom Spring
  • Qiu Ying

In case of painting: artist and title, date--century or dynasty, medium—ink/color on paper/silk; in case of object: function, date—century or dynasty; in case of architecture: name, location

  • Wen Zhengming
  • The Garden of the Unsuccesful Politician
  • Ink on Paper
  • Ming Dynasty  

In case of painting: artist and title, date--century or dynasty, medium—ink/color on paper/silk; in case of object: function, date—century or dynasty; in case of architecture: name, location

  • The Astor Court
  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

In case of painting: artist and title, date--century or dynasty, medium—ink/color on paper/silk; in case of object: function, date—century or dynasty; in case of architecture: name, location

  • Wanshi Yuan (The Garden of the Master of the Fishing Nets)
  • Suzhou

In case of painting: artist and title, date--century or dynasty, medium—ink/color on paper/silk; in case of object: function, date—century or dynasty; in case of architecture: name, location

  • Incense Burner
  • boshanlu
  • c. 2nd century BCE (Han)
  • bronze inlaid with gold

In case of painting: artist and title, date--century or dynasty, medium—ink/color on paper/silk; in case of object: function, date—century or dynasty; in case of architecture: name, location

  • Lion Grove Garden (Shizi lin)
  • Suzhou

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