China
Works in this room
Works made in China, from every century in the collection.
First room, north wall
Two crested birds on a branch; autumn leavesZhao Boju, 18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution Emperor Xuanzong's flight to ShuUnrecorded Chinese maker, mid-12th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Wooded Mountains at DuskKuncan, dated 1666Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Living AloftWen Zhengming, 1543Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
First room, south wall
Portrait of the wife of YizhaiRuan Zude, datable to 1561 or 1620Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Returning home after harvestHan Huang, 17th century?Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution Album of Landscapes: Leaf 6Wang Gai, 1677Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Second room, south wall
Two eaglesBada Shanren (Zhu Da), dated 1702Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Album of Landscapes: Leaf 5Wang Gai, 1677Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf C (previous leaf 6)Xiao Yuncong, 1668Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Spring Dawn over the Elixir TerraceLu Guang, ca. 1369Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Second room, north wall
Mounted traveler and servant bearing a zitherWu Wei, 1368-1644Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution 
After the rain: fishing nets drying on the shoreTraditionally attributed to Li Tang, 1368-1644Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution 
The dragon king revering the BuddhaChen Hongshou, 1368-1644Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
Third room, north wall
Clearing after Rain over Streams and MountainsWang Hui, dated 1662Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Landscape in the style of Huang GongwangWang Shimin, 1666Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art