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Chinese Painting

Ink and colour on silk and paper, from imperial courts to scholars' retreats.

76 works · hang 4190 ·

The rooms are imagined; every work on their walls is real.

Walk this roomRehang this room

Section 1, north wall

  1. Handscroll
    Traveling in snowy mountainsYan Wengui, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. Simple Retreat, by Wang Meng, ca. 1370
    Simple RetreatWang Meng, ca. 1370Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. Two eagles, by Bada Shanren (Zhu Da), dated 1702
    Two eaglesBada Shanren (Zhu Da), dated 1702Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Section 1, south wall

  1. Album of Seasonal Landscapes, by Xiao Yuncong, 1668
    Album of Seasonal LandscapesXiao Yuncong, 1668Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. Bamboo in the Wind, by Puming (Xuechuang), 1300s
    Bamboo in the WindPuming (Xuechuang), 1300sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. Handscroll
    Broad bean flowers and butterfliesMa Lin, 15th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  4. Handscroll
    Immortals playing weiqi on PenglaiLeng Qian, second half of the 16th century -17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Section 2, south wall

  1. Xintang (Immortal's Peak), by Song Xu, c. 1588
    Xintang (Immortal's Peak)Song Xu, c. 1588Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. Hanging scroll (mounted on panel)
    The standing figure of a womanSpurious signature of Yuan Qian, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  3. Dragon; Tiger, by Fachang Muqi, c. 1250–79
    Dragon; TigerFachang Muqi, c. 1250–79Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  4. Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf F (previous leaf 5), by Xiao Yuncong, 1668
    Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf F (previous leaf 5)Xiao Yuncong, 1668Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 2, north wall

  1. Tiger, by Fachang Muqi, c. 1250–79
    TigerFachang Muqi, c. 1250–79Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. Xu Jingyang Moving His Family, by Cui Zizhong, 1644
    Xu Jingyang Moving His FamilyCui Zizhong, 1644Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. Red Friend, by Lan Ying, 17th century
    Red FriendLan Ying, 17th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Section 3, north wall

  1. Handscroll
    Returning home after harvestHan Huang, 17th century?Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. A work made of album of twelve leaves; ink on paper.
    GhostsYao Luan, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1893Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago