Chinese painting
Works in this room
Ink and colour on silk and paper, from imperial courts to scholars' retreats.
First room, north wall
Dragon among cloudsTraditionally attributed to Chen Rong, 1368-1644Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution Two birds swinging on a branch of bambooZhao Boju, 18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution Album of Landscapes: Leaf 4Wang Gai, 1677Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art Two hawks in a thicketLin Liang, mid- 15th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
First room, south wall
Album of Landscapes: Leaf 6Wang Gai, 1677Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art Two crested birds on a branch; autumn leavesZhao Boju, 18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution Xintang (Immortal's Peak)Song Xu, c. 1588Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art The dragon king revering the BuddhaChen Hongshou, 1368-1644Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
Second room, south wall
The standing figure of a womanSpurious signature of Yuan Qian, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution 
Woman at her dressing tableLeng Mei, early 18th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Dragon; TigerFachang Muqi, c. 1250–79Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Second room, north wall
Mt. ShenchangSong Xu, c. 1588Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Windblown bambooXia Chang, ca. 1460Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
After the rain: fishing nets drying on the shoreTraditionally attributed to Li Tang, 1368-1644Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
Third room, north wall
Portrait of the wife of YizhaiRuan Zude, datable to 1561 or 1620Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
A horse and riderLi Gonglin, 16th century?Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution