Floor plan

Style galleriesChinese painting

Chinese painting

Scholar viewing a waterfall, by Ma Yuan, early 13th century
Bamboo in the Wind, by Puming (Xuechuang), 1300s
Album of Seasonal Landscapes, by Xiao Yuncong, 1668
Mt. Shenchang, by Song Xu, c. 1588
Scholar Watching the Waterfall, by Luo Ping, 1764
Emperor Xuanzong's flight to Shu, mid-12th century
Clearing after Rain over Streams and Mountains, by Wang Hui, dated 1662
Hanging scroll

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

Ink and colour on silk and paper, from imperial courts to scholars' retreats.

Section 1, north wall

  1. Scholar viewing a waterfall, by Ma Yuan, early 13th century
    Scholar viewing a waterfallMa Yuan, early 13th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Bamboo in the Wind, by Puming (Xuechuang), 1300s
    Bamboo in the WindPuming (Xuechuang), 1300sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. Album of Seasonal Landscapes, by Xiao Yuncong, 1668
    Album of Seasonal LandscapesXiao Yuncong, 1668Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  4. Mt. Shenchang, by Song Xu, c. 1588
    Mt. ShenchangSong Xu, c. 1588Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 1, south wall

  1. Scholar Watching the Waterfall, by Luo Ping, 1764
    Scholar Watching the WaterfallLuo Ping, 1764Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. Emperor Xuanzong's flight to Shu, mid-12th century
    Emperor Xuanzong's flight to ShuUnrecorded Chinese maker, mid-12th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. Clearing after Rain over Streams and Mountains, by Wang Hui, dated 1662
    Clearing after Rain over Streams and MountainsWang Hui, dated 1662Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  4. Hanging scroll
    Drake and lotus flowersHuang Jucai, 1279-1368Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Section 2, south wall

  1. Hanging scroll (mounted on panel)
    After the rain: fishing nets drying on the shoreTraditionally attributed to Li Tang, 1368-1644Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. Woods and Valleys of Mount Yu, by Ni Zan, dated 1372
    Woods and Valleys of Mount YuNi Zan, dated 1372Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. Album of Landscapes: Leaf 5, by Wang Gai, 1677
    Album of Landscapes: Leaf 5Wang Gai, 1677Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  4. A vertical painting of a bundle of many types of flowers set in a vase-like vessel. The bottom of this vessel contains netted rope through which many blossoms can be seen. A plethora of blooms and leaves extend upward from the top of the vessel.
    Flowers of the Four SeasonsUnrecorded Chinese maker, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th/19th centuryCourtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Section 2, north wall

  1. Landscape in the style of Huang Gongwang, by Wang Shimin, 1666
    Landscape in the style of Huang GongwangWang Shimin, 1666Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Fan (mounted as album leaf)
    Wild geese descending to a sandbarJiang Shen, 1368-1644Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Section 3, north wall

  1. Handscroll
    Returning home after harvestHan Huang, 17th century?Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. Handscroll
    Traveling in snowy mountainsYan Wengui, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution