Chinese Painting
Works in this room
Ink and colour on silk and paper, from imperial courts to scholars' retreats.
Section 1, north wall
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 Scholar Watching the WaterfallLuo Ping, 1764Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Section 1, south 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 Album of Seasonal LandscapesXiao Yuncong, 1668Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art Xu Jingyang Moving His FamilyCui Zizhong, 1644Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art Simple RetreatWang Meng, ca. 1370Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Section 2, south wall
Dragon; TigerFachang Muqi, c. 1250–79Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Fish and rocksBada Shanren (Zhu Da), dated 1699Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Palace ladies tuning a zither (qin)Traditionally attributed to Zhou Fang, 1368-1644Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
Section 2, north wall
Bamboo in the WindPuming (Xuechuang), 1300sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Woman at her dressing tableLeng Mei, early 18th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Portrait of the artist’s great-granduncle Yizhai at the age of eighty-fiveRuan Zude, dated 1561 or 1621Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Section 3, north wall
Lonely Retreat Overlooking a Misty ValleySheng Maoye, 1630Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Broad bean flowers and butterfliesMa Lin, 15th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution 
Eighteen Views of HuzhouSong Xu, c. 1588Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art