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Chinese Painting

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

76 works · hang 4641 ·

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

Walk this roomRehang this room

Section 1, north wall

  1. Landscape in the style of Huang Gongwang, by Wang Shimin, 1666
    Landscape in the style of Huang GongwangWang Shimin, 1666Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Clearing after Rain over Streams and Mountains, by Wang Hui, dated 1662
    Clearing after Rain over Streams and MountainsWang Hui, dated 1662Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. Album of Landscapes: Leaf 5, by Wang Gai, 1677
    Album of Landscapes: Leaf 5Wang Gai, 1677Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  4. Emperor Xuanzong's flight to Shu, mid-12th century
    Emperor Xuanzong's flight to ShuUnrecorded Chinese maker, mid-12th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Section 1, south wall

  1. Liberty, Ca. 1800
    LibertyUnrecorded Chinese maker, Ca. 1800Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Snow Clearing: Landscape after Li Cheng, by Wang Hui, dated 1669
    Snow Clearing: Landscape after Li ChengWang Hui, dated 1669Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. Spring Dawn over the Elixir Terrace, by Lu Guang, ca. 1369
    Spring Dawn over the Elixir TerraceLu Guang, ca. 1369Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  4. Handscroll
    Traveling in snowy mountainsYan Wengui, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Section 2, south wall

  1. A vertical painting of a bundle of many types of flowers set in a vase-like vessel. The bottom of this vessel contains netted rope through which many blossoms can be seen. A plethora of blooms and leaves extend upward from the top of the vessel.
    Flowers of the Four SeasonsUnrecorded Chinese maker, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th/19th centuryCourtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Fish and rocks, by Bada Shanren (Zhu Da), dated 1699
    Fish and rocksBada Shanren (Zhu Da), dated 1699Courtesy 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 2, north wall

  1. Hanging scroll (mounted on panel)
    Flowers, ducks, and other birdsLi Di, 15th-18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. Xintang (Immortal's Peak), by Song Xu, c. 1588
    Xintang (Immortal's Peak)Song Xu, c. 1588Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. Handscroll
    Realm of the immortalsLi Gonglin, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Section 3, north wall

  1. Fan (mounted as album leaf)
    Wild geese descending to a sandbarJiang Shen, 1368-1644Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. Desk Album: Flower and Bird Paintings, by Zhang Ruoai, 1700s
    Desk Album: Flower and Bird PaintingsZhang Ruoai, 1700sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art