China
Works in this room
Works made in China, from every century in the collection.
Section 1, north wall
Red FriendLan Ying, 17th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 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 Landscapes, Leaf C (previous leaf 6)Xiao Yuncong, 1668Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art Woman at her dressing tableLeng Mei, early 18th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Section 1, south wall
Landscape with buildings and travelersZhao Bosu, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution Two magpies under an orchid cliffLü Ji, 15th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution OrchidsMa Lin, second quarter of the 13th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Section 2, south wall
RiverbankDong YuanCourtesy 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 
Dragon pineWu Boli, late 14th–early 15th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Section 2, north wall
Travelers on the road to ShuQiu Ying, 16th-17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution 
Two birds swinging on a branch of bambooZhao Boju, 18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution 
Herbaceous PeonyYun Shouping, 1685Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Section 3, north wall
Pillars of the CountryYao Shou, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 1494Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Clearing after Rain over Streams and MountainsWang Hui, dated 1662Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Living AloftWen Zhengming, 1543Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art