Chinese Painting
Works in this room
Ink and colour on silk and paper, from imperial courts to scholars' retreats.
Section 1, north wall
Simple RetreatWang Meng, ca. 1370Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Woods and Valleys of Mount YuNi Zan, dated 1372Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Scholar viewing a waterfallMa Yuan, early 13th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Mountain mist, spring morningZhao Bosu, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
Section 1, south wall
GhostsYao Luan, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1893Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago Red FriendLan Ying, 17th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Two eaglesBada Shanren (Zhu Da), dated 1702Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Two birds swinging on a branch of bambooZhao Boju, 18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
Section 2, south wall
Zhongli Quan seeking the DaoSun Zhiwei, 15th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution 
Album of Landscapes and Calligraphy for Liu SongfuXugu, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1895/96Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Shaded Dwellings among Streams and MountainsDong Qichang, ca. 1622–25Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Section 2, north wall
DragonFachang Muqi, c. 1250–79Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Landscape with buildings and travelersZhao Bosu, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution 
Emperor Xuanzong's flight to ShuUnrecorded Chinese maker, mid-12th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Section 3, north wall
The palaces and gate towers of PenglaiZhu Dan, 1683Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution 
Portrait of an OfficialGu Jianlong, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 17th centuryCourtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago