Chinese Painting







Works in this room
Ink and colour on silk and paper, from imperial courts to scholars' retreats.
Section 1, north wall

DragonFachang Muqi, c. 1250–79Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Portrait of the wife of YizhaiRuan Zude, datable to 1561 or 1620Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
GhostsYao Luan, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1893Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Two magpies under an orchid cliffLü Ji, 15th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
Section 1, south wall

Two hawks in a thicketLin Liang, mid- 15th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Snow Clearing: Landscape after Li ChengWang Hui, dated 1669Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Herbaceous PeonyYun Shouping, 1685Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Section 2, south wall

Album of Landscapes: Leaf 5Wang Gai, 1677Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Album of Landscapes: Leaf 4Wang Gai, 1677Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
The standing figure of a womanSpurious signature of Yuan Qian, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution 
Clearing after Rain over Streams and MountainsWang Hui, dated 1662Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Section 2, north wall

Mt. ShenchangSong Xu, c. 1588Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Emperor Xuanzong's flight to ShuUnrecorded Chinese maker, mid-12th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Traveling in snowy mountainsYan Wengui, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
Section 3, north wall

Scholar Watching the WaterfallLuo Ping, 1764Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Xintang (Immortal's Peak)Song Xu, c. 1588Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art