Floor plan

Time and placeThe 14th century

The 14th century

The Last Supper, by Ugolino da Siena (Ugolino di Nerio), ca. 1325
Folio from a Mu'nis al-ahrar fi daqa'iq al-ash'ar (The Free Man's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Jajarmi, by Muhammad ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi, dated 741 AH/1340–41 CE
Mahasiddha Jnanatapa, ca. 1350
Christ in Majesty with the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist: Single Leaf from a Book of Rules, by Master of the Washington Coronation, c. 1310–20
Handscroll
Lineage Portrait of an Abbot, ca. 1350
Hanging scroll (mounted on panel)

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

Works made in the 14th century, anywhere in the world.

First room, north wall

  1. The Last Supper, by Ugolino da Siena (Ugolino di Nerio), ca. 1325
    The Last SupperUgolino da Siena (Ugolino di Nerio), ca. 1325Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Folio from a Mu'nis al-ahrar fi daqa'iq al-ash'ar (The Free Man's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Jajarmi, by Muhammad ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi, dated 741 AH/1340–41 CE
    Folio from a Mu'nis al-ahrar fi daqa'iq al-ash'ar (The Free Man's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of JajarmiMuhammad ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi, dated 741 AH/1340–41 CECourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. Mahasiddha Jnanatapa, ca. 1350
    Mahasiddha JnanatapaUnrecorded Himalayan maker, ca. 1350Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  4. Christ in Majesty with the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist: Single Leaf from a Book of Rules, by Master of the Washington Coronation, c. 1310–20
    Christ in Majesty with the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist: Single Leaf from a Book of RulesMaster of the Washington Coronation, c. 1310–20Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

First room, south wall

  1. Handscroll
    Palace ladies tuning a zither (qin)Traditionally attributed to Zhou Fang, 1368-1644Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. Lineage Portrait of an Abbot, ca. 1350
    Lineage Portrait of an AbbotUnrecorded Himalayan maker, ca. 1350Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. Hanging scroll (mounted on panel)
    After the rain: fishing nets drying on the shoreTraditionally attributed to Li Tang, 1368-1644Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Second room, south wall

  1. Portrait of Shun'oku Myōha, ca. 1383
    Portrait of Shun'oku MyōhaUnrecorded Japanese maker, ca. 1383Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Woods and Valleys of Mount Yu, by Ni Zan, dated 1372
    Woods and Valleys of Mount YuNi Zan, dated 1372Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. Book Cover, by Italian (Sienese) Painter
    Book CoverItalian (Sienese) PainterCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Second room, north wall

  1. Dragon pine, by Wu Boli, late 14th–early 15th century
    Dragon pineWu Boli, late 14th–early 15th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Hanging scroll (mounted on panel)
    The dragon king revering the BuddhaChen Hongshou, 1368-1644Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  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. Album leaf
    Sheep and shepherd-boy under a willowLi Song, 1368-1644Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Third room, north wall

  1. Saint Catherine of Alexandria, by Pietro Lorenzetti, ca. 1342
    Saint Catherine of AlexandriaPietro Lorenzetti, ca. 1342Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Vibrantly colored mythical scene depicting people, animals, and dragons in front of mountains.
    Milarepa on Mount KailashUnrecorded Himalayan maker, c. 1500Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago