OPEN TODAY: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.

「奪天工」展: 中文講解 / Growing and Knowing: Mandarin Talks

Event
A person looks at a traditional Chinese scroll painting.

Sat., Jan. 4, 2025, 1:30–3 p.m.

憑普通門票免費參與 | 視講解員情況而定 Free with general admission | Subject to docent availability Wednesdays until Dec. 18 星期三的中文講解截至2024年12月18日 Additional Talks on Sat., Dec. 28 and Sat., Jan. 4 新增中文講解： 2024年12月28日星期六、 2025年1月4日星期六

流芳園，寓意齋 Chinese Garden, Studio for Lodging the Mind

近距離觀賞流芳園寓意齋中的展覽，與漢庭頓講解人員探討中國古代文人在園林中的思考與實踐。/ Take a close look at the exhibition “Growing and Knowing” in the Studio for Lodging the Mind and enjoy a Mandarin discussion with a Huntington educator about the ideas and practices of historical Chinese scholars in their gardens.
Lectures

歡迎大家參加由漢庭頓人員主持的免費中文講解：「奪天工—中國古代園藝與格物致知」。

講解時長為25分鐘，主要關注於中國明清時期與園藝相關的藝術收藏，包括畫作和插圖古籍。這些傑出的藝術展品，呈現出中國古代文人與植物、園林和大自然的深刻互動，以及對周圍世界的認知。

免費中文講解：1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m.

In this free drop-in program, join a Huntington educator for a Mandarin talk about the exhibition “Growing and Knowing in the Gardens of China.” This 25-minute talk will highlight the artworks and the artists of the Ming and Qing dynasties, as well as explore how Chinese scholars observed plants and gained a deeper understanding of the world around them.

Traditional Chinese tools hang on a green wall.
Painting of people gardening.
Two people stand in an art gallery with green walls, with large traditional Chinese scroll paintings on display.
Chinese writing on the left; yellow and white flowers on the right.
Traditional Chinese tools hang on a green wall.
Painting of people gardening.
Two people stand in an art gallery with green walls, with large traditional Chinese scroll paintings on display.
Chinese writing on the left; yellow and white flowers on the right.

Qiu Ying 仇英, Garden for Solitary Pleasure (detail), Ming dynasty, 16th century, handscroll, ink and light color on silk, painting, 11 × 204 1/8 in. | The Cleveland Museum of Art.

Hu Zhengyan 胡正言, et al., Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Calligraphy and Painting 十竹齋書畫譜, vol. 3, Ming dynasty, 1633, multicolor woodblock print on paper, 9 3/4 x 11 1/4 in. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

The exhibition has been made possible with support from Getty through its PST ART: Art & Science Collideinitiative.

Southern California’s landmark arts event, PST ART, returned in September 2024 with more than 70 exhibitions from museums and other institutions across the region, all exploring the intersections of art and science, both past and present. PST ART is presented by Getty.For more information, visit PST ART: Art & Science Collide