Floor plan

Style galleriesChinese painting

Chinese painting

Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf F (previous leaf 5), by Xiao Yuncong, 1668
Album leaf
Hanging scroll (mounted on panel)
Clearing after Rain over Streams and Mountains, by Wang Hui, dated 1662
Album of Landscapes: Leaf 4, by Wang Gai, 1677
Two eagles, by Bada Shanren (Zhu Da), dated 1702
Herbaceous Peony, by Yun Shouping, 1685

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

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

First room, north wall

  1. Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf F (previous leaf 5), by Xiao Yuncong, 1668
    Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf F (previous leaf 5)Xiao Yuncong, 1668Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. Album leaf
    Two crested birds on a branch; autumn leavesZhao Boju, 18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  3. Hanging scroll (mounted on panel)
    Two magpies under an orchid cliffLü Ji, 15th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  4. Clearing after Rain over Streams and Mountains, by Wang Hui, dated 1662
    Clearing after Rain over Streams and MountainsWang Hui, dated 1662Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

First room, south wall

  1. Album of Landscapes: Leaf 4, by Wang Gai, 1677
    Album of Landscapes: Leaf 4Wang Gai, 1677Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. Two eagles, by Bada Shanren (Zhu Da), dated 1702
    Two eaglesBada Shanren (Zhu Da), dated 1702Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. Herbaceous Peony, by Yun Shouping, 1685
    Herbaceous PeonyYun Shouping, 1685Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Second room, south wall

  1. Handscroll
    Broad bean flowers and butterfliesMa Lin, 15th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. Hanging scroll (mounted on panel)
    After the rain: fishing nets drying on the shoreTraditionally attributed to Li Tang, 1368-1644Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  3. Album leaf
    Dragon among cloudsTraditionally attributed to Chen Rong, 1368-1644Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Second room, north wall

  1. Handscroll
    Palace ladies tuning a zither (qin)Traditionally attributed to Zhou Fang, 1368-1644Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. Scholar viewing a waterfall, by Ma Yuan, early 13th century
    Scholar viewing a waterfallMa Yuan, early 13th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  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
  4. Album of Landscapes: Leaf 6, by Wang Gai, 1677
    Album of Landscapes: Leaf 6Wang Gai, 1677Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Third room, north wall

  1. Xintang (Immortal's Peak), by Song Xu, c. 1588
    Xintang (Immortal's Peak)Song Xu, c. 1588Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. Hanging scroll
    Drake and lotus flowersHuang Jucai, 1279-1368Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution