China
Works in this room
Works made in China, from every century in the collection.
Section 1, north wall
Landscape with buildings and travelersZhao Bosu, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution The standing figure of a womanSpurious signature of Yuan Qian, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
Section 1, south wall
Parting at the Gate of the CapitalYao Shou, Ming dynasty (1369–1644), 15th centuryCourtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago Pillars of the CountryYao Shou, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 1494Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Section 2, south wall
Portrait of the artist’s great-granduncle Yizhai at the age of eighty-fiveRuan Zude, dated 1561 or 1621Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Wild geese descending to a sandbarJiang Shen, 1368-1644Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution 
RiverbankDong YuanCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Section 2, north wall
Mt. ShenchangSong Xu, c. 1588Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Woods and Valleys of Mount YuNi Zan, dated 1372Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Flowers, ducks, and other birdsLi Di, 15th-18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution 
Dragon; TigerFachang Muqi, c. 1250–79Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Section 3, north wall
DragonFachang Muqi, c. 1250–79Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
GhostsYao Luan, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1893Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf C (previous leaf 6)Xiao Yuncong, 1668Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Section 3, south wall
Windblown bambooXia Chang, ca. 1460Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Quail and flowersZhao Boju, 18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution