China
Works in this room
Works made in China, from every century in the collection.
Section 1, north wall
Wooded Mountains at DuskKuncan, dated 1666Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Desk Album: Flower and Bird PaintingsZhang Ruoai, 1700sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art The palaces and gate towers of PenglaiZhu Dan, 1683Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution Immortals playing weiqi on PenglaiLeng Qian, second half of the 16th century -17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
Section 1, south wall
Dragon pineWu Boli, late 14th–early 15th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Dragon; TigerFachang Muqi, c. 1250–79Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art Broad bean flowers and butterfliesMa Lin, 15th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution Album of Landscapes and Calligraphy for Liu SongfuXugu, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1895/96Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Section 2, south wall
Sheep and shepherd-boy under a willowLi Song, 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 
Palace ladies tuning a zither (qin)Traditionally attributed to Zhou Fang, 1368-1644Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution 
Flowers, ducks, and other birdsLi Di, 15th-18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
Section 2, north wall
Landscape in the style of Huang GongwangWang Shimin, 1666Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Mounted traveler and servant bearing a zitherWu Wei, 1368-1644Courtesy 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 
Portrait of an OfficialGu Jianlong, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 17th centuryCourtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago