Chinese Painting
Works in this room
Ink and colour on silk and paper, from imperial courts to scholars' retreats.
Section 1, north wall
Mounted traveler and servant bearing a zitherWu Wei, 1368-1644Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution Herbaceous PeonyYun Shouping, 1685Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art Scholar Watching the WaterfallLuo Ping, 1764Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art Two birds swinging on a branch of bambooZhao Boju, 18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
Section 1, south wall
Scholar viewing a waterfallMa Yuan, early 13th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Landscape with buildings and travelersZhao Bosu, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution Mt. ShenchangSong Xu, c. 1588Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art LibertyUnrecorded Chinese maker, Ca. 1800Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Section 2, south wall
TigerFachang Muqi, c. 1250–79Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Xintang (Immortal's Peak)Song Xu, c. 1588Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
OrchidsMa Lin, second quarter of the 13th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Portrait of an OfficialGu Jianlong, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 17th centuryCourtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Section 2, north wall
Returning home after harvestHan Huang, 17th century?Courtesy 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 
Woods and Valleys of Mount YuNi Zan, dated 1372Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Mountain mist, spring morningZhao Bosu, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution