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China

Handscroll
A work made of hanging scroll; ink and color on silk.
Wooded Mountains at Dusk, by Kuncan, dated 1666
Album leaf
Handscroll
Shakyamuni Triad: Buddha Attended by Manjushri and Samantabhadra, c. 900
Xu Jingyang Moving His Family, by Cui Zizhong, 1644

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

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

Section 1, north wall

  1. Handscroll
    Travelers on the road to ShuQiu Ying, 16th-17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. 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
  3. Wooded Mountains at Dusk, by Kuncan, dated 1666
    Wooded Mountains at DuskKuncan, dated 1666Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Section 1, south wall

  1. Album leaf
    Two birds swinging on a branch of bambooZhao Boju, 18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. Handscroll
    Zhongli Quan seeking the DaoSun Zhiwei, 15th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  3. Shakyamuni Triad: Buddha Attended by Manjushri and Samantabhadra, c. 900
    Shakyamuni Triad: Buddha Attended by Manjushri and SamantabhadraUnrecorded Chinese maker, c. 900Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  4. Xu Jingyang Moving His Family, by Cui Zizhong, 1644
    Xu Jingyang Moving His FamilyCui Zizhong, 1644Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 2, south wall

  1. Handscroll
    Traveling in snowy mountainsYan Wengui, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. Riverbank, by Dong Yuan
    RiverbankDong YuanCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. Hanging scroll (mounted on panel)
    Flowers, ducks, and other birdsLi Di, 15th-18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Section 2, north wall

  1. Woman at her dressing table, by Leng Mei, early 18th century
    Woman at her dressing tableLeng Mei, early 18th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Mt. Shenchang, by Song Xu, c. 1588
    Mt. ShenchangSong Xu, c. 1588Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. Album leaf
    Mounted traveler and servant bearing a zitherWu Wei, 1368-1644Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  4. Hanging scroll (mounted on panel)
    The dragon king revering the BuddhaChen Hongshou, 1368-1644Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Section 3, north wall

  1. Hanging scroll (mounted on panel)
    Two magpies under an orchid cliffLü Ji, 15th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. Album leaf
    Landscape: two men sitting under a tree beside a waterfallXia Gui, 14th-15th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution