Chinese painting
Works in this room
Ink and colour on silk and paper, from imperial courts to scholars' retreats.
First room, north wall
Pillars of the CountryYao Shou, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 1494Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago Traveling in snowy mountainsYan Wengui, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
First room, south wall
Mt. ShenchangSong Xu, c. 1588Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art Album of Landscapes: Leaf 5Wang Gai, 1677Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art Portrait of the artist’s great-granduncle Yizhai at the age of eighty-fiveRuan Zude, dated 1561 or 1621Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Sheep and shepherd-boy under a willowLi Song, 1368-1644Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
Second room, south wall
Living AloftWen Zhengming, 1543Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Woman at her dressing tableLeng Mei, early 18th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Xintang (Immortal's Peak)Song Xu, c. 1588Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Clearing after Rain over Streams and MountainsWang Hui, dated 1662Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Second room, north wall
LibertyUnrecorded Chinese maker, Ca. 1800Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Landscape: two men sitting under a tree beside a waterfallXia Gui, 14th-15th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution 
TigerFachang Muqi, c. 1250–79Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Quail and flowersZhao Boju, 18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
Third room, north wall
Palace ladies tuning a zither (qin)Traditionally attributed to Zhou Fang, 1368-1644Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution 
Dragon; TigerFachang Muqi, c. 1250–79Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art