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Chinese painting

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

76 works · hang 7789 ·

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

Walk this roomRehang this room

Section 1, 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. Handscroll
    Flowers, plants, and insectsHuang Quan, 16th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  3. Handscroll
    Landscape with buildings and travelersZhao Bosu, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Section 1, south wall

  1. Fan (mounted as album leaf)
    Wild geese descending to a sandbarJiang Shen, 1368-1644Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. Album of Landscapes: Leaf 4, by Wang Gai, 1677
    Album of Landscapes: Leaf 4Wang Gai, 1677Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. Fish and rocks, by Bada Shanren (Zhu Da), dated 1699
    Fish and rocksBada Shanren (Zhu Da), dated 1699Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  4. Windblown bamboo, by Xia Chang, ca. 1460
    Windblown bambooXia Chang, ca. 1460Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Section 2, south wall

  1. Album leaf
    Two birds swinging on a branch of bambooZhao Boju, 18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. Two hawks in a thicket, by Lin Liang, mid- 15th century
    Two hawks in a thicketLin Liang, mid- 15th centuryCourtesy 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
  4. Handscroll
    Zhongli Quan seeking the DaoSun Zhiwei, 15th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Section 2, north wall

  1. Riverbank, by Dong Yuan
    RiverbankDong YuanCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Hanging scroll (mounted on panel)
    The standing figure of a womanSpurious signature of Yuan Qian, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  3. The Killing of Three Warriors with Two Peaches, 202 BCE–220 CE
    The Killing of Three Warriors with Two PeachesUnrecorded Chinese maker, 202 BCE–220 CECourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 3, north wall

  1. Portrait of the artist’s great-granduncle Yizhai at the age of eighty-five, by Ruan Zude, dated 1561 or 1621
    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
  2. Album of Landscapes: Leaf 6, by Wang Gai, 1677
    Album of Landscapes: Leaf 6Wang Gai, 1677Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art