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Time and placeChina

China

Woods and Valleys of Mount Yu, by Ni Zan, dated 1372
Handscroll
Red Friend, by Lan Ying, 17th century
Dragon pine, by Wu Boli, late 14th–early 15th century
Liberty, Ca. 1800
Handscroll
Handscroll

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

Works made in China, from every century in the collection.

First room, north wall

  1. Woods and Valleys of Mount Yu, by Ni Zan, dated 1372
    Woods and Valleys of Mount YuNi Zan, dated 1372Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Handscroll
    Immortals playing weiqi on PenglaiLeng Qian, second half of the 16th century -17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  3. Red Friend, by Lan Ying, 17th century
    Red FriendLan Ying, 17th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  4. Dragon pine, by Wu Boli, late 14th–early 15th century
    Dragon pineWu Boli, late 14th–early 15th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

First room, south wall

  1. Liberty, Ca. 1800
    LibertyUnrecorded Chinese maker, Ca. 1800Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Handscroll
    Zhongli Quan seeking the DaoSun Zhiwei, 15th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  3. Handscroll
    Travelers on the road to ShuQiu Ying, 16th-17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Second room, south wall

  1. Desk Album: Flower and Bird Paintings, by Zhang Ruoai, 1700s
    Desk Album: Flower and Bird PaintingsZhang Ruoai, 1700sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. Handscroll
    Mountain mist, spring morningZhao Bosu, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  3. A work made of album of twelve leaves; ink on paper.
    GhostsYao Luan, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1893Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  4. Handscroll
    Broad bean flowers and butterfliesMa Lin, 15th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Second room, north wall

  1. Hanging scroll (mounted on panel)
    The dragon king revering the BuddhaChen Hongshou, 1368-1644Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. 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
  3. A work made of hanging scroll; ink and color on silk.
    Portrait of an OfficialGu Jianlong, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 17th centuryCourtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Third room, north wall

  1. Shaded Dwellings among Streams and Mountains, by Dong Qichang, ca. 1622–25
    Shaded Dwellings among Streams and MountainsDong Qichang, ca. 1622–25Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Xintang (Immortal's Peak), by Song Xu, c. 1588
    Xintang (Immortal's Peak)Song Xu, c. 1588Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art