Chinese painting
Works in this room
Ink and colour on silk and paper, from imperial courts to scholars' retreats.
First room, north wall
Xintang (Immortal's Peak)Song Xu, c. 1588Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art Living AloftWen Zhengming, 1543Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Quail and flowersZhao Boju, 18th 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
First room, south wall
Returning home after harvestHan Huang, 17th century?Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution Parting at the Gate of the CapitalYao Shou, Ming dynasty (1369–1644), 15th centuryCourtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Second room, south wall
Palace ladies tuning a zither (qin)Traditionally attributed to Zhou Fang, 1368-1644Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution 
The palaces and gate towers of PenglaiZhu Dan, 1683Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution 
Red FriendLan Ying, 17th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
OrchidsMa Lin, second quarter of the 13th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Second room, north wall
Two eaglesBada Shanren (Zhu Da), dated 1702Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Dragon pineWu Boli, late 14th–early 15th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Shakyamuni Triad: Buddha Attended by Manjushri and SamantabhadraUnrecorded Chinese maker, c. 900Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Third room, north wall
Broad bean flowers and butterfliesMa Lin, 15th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution 
Album of Seasonal LandscapesXiao Yuncong, 1668Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Landscape in the style of Huang GongwangWang Shimin, 1666Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art