Chinese Painting
Works in this room
Ink and colour on silk and paper, from imperial courts to scholars' retreats.
Section 1, north wall
Landscape in the style of Huang GongwangWang Shimin, 1666Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Killing of Three Warriors with Two PeachesUnrecorded Chinese maker, 202 BCE–220 CECourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art Xintang (Immortal's Peak)Song Xu, c. 1588Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art Album of Landscapes: Leaf 4Wang Gai, 1677Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Section 1, south wall
Palace ladies tuning a zither (qin)Traditionally attributed to Zhou Fang, 1368-1644Courtesy 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 Album of Landscapes: Leaf 5Wang Gai, 1677Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art Album of Seasonal LandscapesXiao Yuncong, 1668Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Section 2, south wall
Returning home after harvestHan Huang, 17th century?Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution 
Lonely Retreat Overlooking a Misty ValleySheng Maoye, 1630Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Simple RetreatWang Meng, ca. 1370Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Section 2, north wall
Xu Jingyang Moving His FamilyCui Zizhong, 1644Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Landscape: two men sitting under a tree beside a waterfallXia Gui, 14th-15th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution 
Woods and Valleys of Mount YuNi Zan, dated 1372Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Section 3, north wall
After the rain: fishing nets drying on the shoreTraditionally attributed to Li Tang, 1368-1644Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution 
Broad bean flowers and butterfliesMa Lin, 15th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution