Chinese Painting
Works in this room
Ink and colour on silk and paper, from imperial courts to scholars' retreats.
Section 1, north wall
Quail and flowersZhao Boju, 18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf F (previous leaf 5)Xiao Yuncong, 1668Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art Two eaglesBada Shanren (Zhu Da), dated 1702Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Living AloftWen Zhengming, 1543Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Section 1, south wall
Emperor Xuanzong's flight to ShuUnrecorded Chinese maker, mid-12th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Fish and rocksBada Shanren (Zhu Da), dated 1699Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Album of Landscapes: Leaf 4Wang Gai, 1677Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art OrchidsMa Lin, second quarter of the 13th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Section 2, south wall
Travelers on the road to ShuQiu Ying, 16th-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 
Two magpies under an orchid cliffLü Ji, 15th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
Section 2, north wall
LibertyUnrecorded Chinese maker, Ca. 1800Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Zhongli Quan seeking the DaoSun Zhiwei, 15th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution 
Wooded Mountains at DuskKuncan, dated 1666Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Section 3, north wall
The palaces and gate towers of PenglaiZhu Dan, 1683Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution 
Drake and lotus flowersHuang Jucai, 1279-1368Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution