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China

Album leaf
Riverbank, by Dong Yuan
Album leaf
Album of Landscapes: Leaf 5, by Wang Gai, 1677
A work made of album of twelve leaves; ink on paper.
Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf C (previous leaf 6), by Xiao Yuncong, 1668
Woods and Valleys of Mount Yu, by Ni Zan, dated 1372
Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf F (previous leaf 5), by Xiao Yuncong, 1668

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

Works made in China, from every century in the collection.

First room, north wall

  1. Album leaf
    Mounted traveler and servant bearing a zitherWu Wei, 1368-1644Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. Riverbank, by Dong Yuan
    RiverbankDong YuanCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. Album leaf
    Two birds swinging on a branch of bambooZhao Boju, 18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  4. Album of Landscapes: Leaf 5, by Wang Gai, 1677
    Album of Landscapes: Leaf 5Wang Gai, 1677Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

First room, south wall

  1. A work made of album of twelve leaves; ink on paper.
    GhostsYao Luan, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1893Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf C (previous leaf 6), by Xiao Yuncong, 1668
    Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf C (previous leaf 6)Xiao Yuncong, 1668Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. 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
  4. Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf F (previous leaf 5), by Xiao Yuncong, 1668
    Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf F (previous leaf 5)Xiao Yuncong, 1668Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Second room, south wall

  1. Portrait of the wife of Yizhai, by Ruan Zude, datable to 1561 or 1620
    Portrait of the wife of YizhaiRuan Zude, datable to 1561 or 1620Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. 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
  3. A work made of hanging scroll; ink and color on silk.
    Portrait of an OfficialGu Jianlong, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 17th centuryCourtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Second room, north wall

  1. Shaded Dwellings among Streams and Mountains, by Dong Qichang, ca. 1622–25
    Shaded Dwellings among Streams and MountainsDong Qichang, ca. 1622–25Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Handscroll
    Zhongli Quan seeking the DaoSun Zhiwei, 15th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  3. Album of Seasonal Landscapes, by Xiao Yuncong, 1668
    Album of Seasonal LandscapesXiao Yuncong, 1668Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Third room, north wall

  1. Album leaf
    Two crested birds on a branch; autumn leavesZhao Boju, 18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. Hanging scroll (mounted on panel)
    A horse and riderLi Gonglin, 16th century?Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution