Chinese Painting
Works in this room
Ink and colour on silk and paper, from imperial courts to scholars' retreats.
Section 1, north wall
The dragon king revering the BuddhaChen Hongshou, 1368-1644Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution Zhongli Quan seeking the DaoSun Zhiwei, 15th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution Pillars of the CountryYao Shou, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 1494Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Section 1, south wall
Emperor Xuanzong's flight to ShuUnrecorded Chinese maker, mid-12th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Dragon pineWu Boli, late 14th–early 15th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Album of Landscapes: Leaf 4Wang Gai, 1677Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Section 2, south wall
RiverbankDong YuanCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Simple RetreatWang Meng, ca. 1370Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Album of Landscapes and Calligraphy for Liu SongfuXugu, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1895/96Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Section 2, north wall
TigerFachang Muqi, c. 1250–79Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Two magpies under an orchid cliffLü Ji, 15th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution 
Lonely Retreat Overlooking a Misty ValleySheng Maoye, 1630Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Section 3, north wall
Fish and rocksBada Shanren (Zhu Da), dated 1699Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
The standing figure of a womanSpurious signature of Yuan Qian, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
Section 3, south wall
Dragon; TigerFachang Muqi, c. 1250–79Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Scholar Watching the WaterfallLuo Ping, 1764Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art