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Chinese painting

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

76 works · hang 7228 ·

The rooms are imagined; every work on their walls is real.

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Section 1, north wall

  1. Shakyamuni Triad: Buddha Attended by Manjushri and Samantabhadra, c. 900
    Shakyamuni Triad: Buddha Attended by Manjushri and SamantabhadraUnrecorded Chinese maker, c. 900Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. Handscroll
    Traveling in snowy mountainsYan Wengui, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  3. Desk Album: Flower and Bird Paintings, by Zhang Ruoai, 1700s
    Desk Album: Flower and Bird PaintingsZhang Ruoai, 1700sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 1, south wall

  1. Woman at her dressing table, by Leng Mei, early 18th century
    Woman at her dressing tableLeng Mei, early 18th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Handscroll
    Realm of the immortalsLi Gonglin, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Section 2, south 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. Shaded Dwellings among Streams and Mountains, by Dong Qichang, ca. 1622–25
    Shaded Dwellings among Streams and MountainsDong Qichang, ca. 1622–25Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. Album of Seasonal Landscapes, by Xiao Yuncong, 1668
    Album of Seasonal LandscapesXiao Yuncong, 1668Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 2, north wall

  1. Dragon pine, by Wu Boli, late 14th–early 15th century
    Dragon pineWu Boli, late 14th–early 15th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Scholar Watching the Waterfall, by Luo Ping, 1764
    Scholar Watching the WaterfallLuo Ping, 1764Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. Album leaf
    Two birds swinging on a branch of bambooZhao Boju, 18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Section 3, north wall

  1. Two eagles, by Bada Shanren (Zhu Da), dated 1702
    Two eaglesBada Shanren (Zhu Da), dated 1702Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Hanging scroll (mounted on panel)
    A horse and riderLi Gonglin, 16th century?Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  3. Album of Landscapes: Leaf 6, by Wang Gai, 1677
    Album of Landscapes: Leaf 6Wang Gai, 1677Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 3, south wall

  1. A work made of album of twelve leaves; ink on paper.
    GhostsYao Luan, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1893Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Liberty, Ca. 1800
    LibertyUnrecorded Chinese maker, Ca. 1800Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art