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Time and placeChina

China

Handscroll
Album leaf
Snow Clearing: Landscape after Li Cheng, by Wang Hui, dated 1669
Mt. Shenchang, by Song Xu, c. 1588
Handscroll
Orchids, by Ma Lin, second quarter of the 13th century
Emperor Xuanzong's flight to Shu, mid-12th century

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. Handscroll
    Returning home after harvestHan Huang, 17th century?Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. Album leaf
    Two birds swinging on a branch of bambooZhao Boju, 18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  3. 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
  4. Mt. Shenchang, by Song Xu, c. 1588
    Mt. ShenchangSong Xu, c. 1588Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

First room, south wall

  1. Handscroll
    Mountain mist, spring morningZhao Bosu, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. Orchids, by Ma Lin, second quarter of the 13th century
    OrchidsMa Lin, second quarter of the 13th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. 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

Second room, south wall

  1. Wooded Mountains at Dusk, by Kuncan, dated 1666
    Wooded Mountains at DuskKuncan, dated 1666Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Bamboo in the Wind, by Puming (Xuechuang), 1300s
    Bamboo in the WindPuming (Xuechuang), 1300sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. Liberty, Ca. 1800
    LibertyUnrecorded Chinese maker, Ca. 1800Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  4. Eighteen Views of Huzhou, by Song Xu, c. 1588
    Eighteen Views of HuzhouSong Xu, c. 1588Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Second room, north 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. 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
  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. Fish and rocks, by Bada Shanren (Zhu Da), dated 1699
    Fish and rocksBada Shanren (Zhu Da), dated 1699Courtesy 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