China







Works in this room
Works made in China, from every century in the collection.
First room, north wall

Xintang (Immortal's Peak)Song Xu, c. 1588Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Eighteen Views of HuzhouSong Xu, c. 1588Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Portrait of the wife of YizhaiRuan Zude, datable to 1561 or 1620Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Quail and flowersZhao Boju, 18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
First room, south wall

Broad bean flowers and butterfliesMa Lin, 15th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution 
Album of Landscapes and Calligraphy for Liu SongfuXugu, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1895/96Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Portrait of an OfficialGu Jianlong, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 17th centuryCourtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Second room, south wall

GhostsYao Luan, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1893Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Shaded Dwellings among Streams and MountainsDong Qichang, ca. 1622–25Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Red FriendLan Ying, 17th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Second room, north wall

RiverbankDong YuanCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Spring Dawn over the Elixir TerraceLu Guang, ca. 1369Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Mountain mist, spring morningZhao Bosu, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
Third room, north wall

Immortals playing weiqi on PenglaiLeng Qian, second half of the 16th century -17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution 
Landscape with buildings and travelersZhao Bosu, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution 
After the rain: fishing nets drying on the shoreTraditionally attributed to Li Tang, 1368-1644Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution