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Exhibition

Learning to Paint in Premodern China

OverviewExhibition Objects
Auspicious landscape with gibbons, deer, monkeys and badgers
Ma Xingzu
12th century
Scholar viewing a waterfall, Ma Yuan Chinese, Album leaf; ink and color on silk, China
Scholar viewing a waterfall
Ma Yuan
early 13th century
Landscape with great pine, Ma Lin Chinese, Album leaf; ink and color on silk, China
Landscape with great pine
Ma Lin
second quarter 13th century
Vase, Stoneware with crackled celadon glaze (Guan ware), China
Vase
China
12th–13th century
Flowers, fish, and crabs, Liu Jie Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China
Flowers, fish, and crabs
Liu Jie
mid-16th century
Mountain Market, Clearing Mist, Xia Gui Chinese, Album leaf; ink on silk, China
Mountain Market, Clearing Mist
Xia Gui
early 13th century
Incense burner, Porcelain with blue-white glaze (Qingbai ware), China
Incense burner
China
13th century
Conversation in a cave, Unidentified Artist, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk, China
Conversation in a cave
Unidentified
Ma Yuan
13th century
Windswept lakeshore, Xia Gui Chinese, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on silk, China
Windswept lakeshore
Xia Gui
13th century
Covered box with flowering plum, Porcelain with cut-glaze decoration (possibly Jizhou ware), China
Covered box with flowering plum
China
13th–14th century
Vase with archaic-style patterns, Copper alloy, China
Vase with archaic-style patterns
China
13th century
Hermitage by a pine-covered bluff, Yan Ciyu Chinese, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk, China
Hermitage by a pine-covered bluff
Yan Ciyu
second half 12th century
Lofty Scholar among Streams and Mountains, in the manner of Juran, Wang Jian Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China
Lofty Scholar among Streams and Mountains, in the manner of Juran
Wang Jian
late 17th century
Old Trees, Level Distance, Guo Xi Chinese, Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China
Old Trees, Level Distance
Guo Xi
ca. 1080
Rock with large perforations
China
17th–18th century
Wangchuan Villa, Wang Yuanqi Chinese, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Wangchuan Villa
Wang Yuanqi
dated 1711
Incense burner, Hu Wenming Chinese, Parcel gilt copper alloy, China
Incense burner
Hu Wenming
17th century
Incense box, Hu Wenming Chinese, Parcel gilt copper alloy, China
Incense box
Hu Wenming
17th century
Bottle for incense tools, Hu Wenming Chinese, Parcel gilt copper alloy, silver inlay, China
Bottle for incense tools
Hu Wenming
17th century
Inkstone with dragon and carp, Stoneware (chengni), China
Inkstone with dragon and carp
China
14th century
Writing brush and cover, Carved red lacquer, China
Writing brush and cover
China
late 16th century
Censer with figures in landscape, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China
Censer with figures in landscape
China
1707
Fishing in River Country at Blossom Time, Wang Yuanqi Chinese, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Fishing in River Country at Blossom Time
Wang Yuanqi
dated 1709
Joint Landscape, Shen Zhou Chinese, Handscroll; ink on paper, China
Joint Landscape
Shen Zhou
Wen Zhengming
ca. 1509 and 1546
Autumn Colors among Streams and Mountains, Shen Zhou Chinese, Handscroll; ink on paper, China
Autumn Colors among Streams and Mountains
Shen Zhou
ca. 1490–1500
Drinking and Composing Poetry, Yao Shou Chinese, Handscroll; ink on paper, China
Drinking and Composing Poetry
Yao Shou
dated 1485
Daoist immortals in a landscape, Unidentified artist Chinese, active 16th century, Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China
Daoist immortals in a landscape
Unidentified artist
16th century
Orchid and rock, Ma Shouzhen Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China
Orchid and rock
Ma Shouzhen
dated 1572
Bottle, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China
Bottle
China
16th century
Living Aloft, Wen Zhengming Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China
Living Aloft
Wen Zhengming
1543
Landscape dedicated to Xiang Yuanbian, Wen Jia Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape dedicated to Xiang Yuanbian
Wen Jia
1578
Studio in an Autumn Grove, Ding Yunpeng Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China
Studio in an Autumn Grove
Ding Yunpeng
dated 1578
Lofty mountains, Hou Maogong Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China
Lofty mountains
Hou Maogong
dated 1569
Vase with landscape scenes , Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue, copper red, and light green (Jingdezhen ware), China
Vase with landscape scenes
China
late 17th century
Landscapes and poems, Xiang Shengmo Chinese, Album of twenty leaves; ink and color on paper, China
Landscapes and poems
Xiang Shengmo
1636
Travelers in a landscape
Tang Yin
early 16th century
River landscape with scholar in a boat, Zhou Chen Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China
River landscape with scholar in a boat
Zhou Chen
early 16th century
Lady in a bamboo grove, Qiu Ying Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China
Lady in a bamboo grove
Qiu Ying
Incense burner with fish-shaped handles, Copper alloy, China
Incense burner with fish-shaped handles
China
16th–17th century
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting, Wang Gai Chinese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting
Wang Gai
first edition printed in 1679
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting, Wang Gai Chinese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting
Wang Gai
first edition printed in 1679
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting, Wang Gai Chinese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting
Wang Gai
first edition printed in 1679
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting, Wang Gai Chinese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting
Wang Gai
first edition printed in 1679
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting, Wang Gai Chinese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting
Wang Gai
first edition printed in 1679
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting, Wang Gai Chinese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting
Wang Gai
first edition printed in 1679
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting, Wang Gai Chinese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting
Wang Gai
first edition printed in 1679
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting, Wang Gai Chinese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting
Wang Gai
first edition printed in 1679
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting, Wang Gai Chinese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting
Wang Gai
first edition printed in 1679
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting, Wang Gai Chinese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting
Wang Gai
first edition printed in 1679
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting, Wang Gai Chinese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting
Wang Gai
first edition printed in 1679
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting, Wang Gai Chinese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting
Wang Gai
first edition printed in 1679
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting, Wang Gai Chinese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting
Wang Gai
first edition printed in 1679
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting, Wang Gai Chinese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting
Wang Gai
first edition printed in 1679
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting, Wang Gai Chinese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting
Wang Gai
first edition printed in 1679
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting, Wang Gai Chinese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting
Wang Gai
first edition, printed in 1679
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting, Wang Gai Chinese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting
Wang Gai
first edition, printed in 1679
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy, Hu Zhengyan , and others Chinese, Leaf from a printed book; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy
Hu Zhengyan
first edition printed in 1633
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy, Hu Zhengyan , and others Chinese, Leaf from a printed book; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy
Hu Zhengyan
first edition printed in 1633
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy, Hu Zhengyan , and others Chinese, Leaf from a printed book; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy
Hu Zhengyan
first edition printed in 1633
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy, Hu Zhengyan , and others Chinese, Leaf from a printed book; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy
Hu Zhengyan
first edition printed in 1633
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy, Hu Zhengyan , and others Chinese, Leaf from a printed book; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy
Hu Zhengyan
first edition printed in 1633
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy, Hu Zhengyan , and others Chinese, Leaf from a printed book; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy
Hu Zhengyan
first edition printed in 1633
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy, Hu Zhengyan , and others Chinese, Leaf from a printed book; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy
Hu Zhengyan
first edition printed in 1633
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy, Hu Zhengyan , and others Chinese, Leaf from a printed book; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy
Hu Zhengyan
first edition printed in 1633
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy, Hu Zhengyan , and others Chinese, Leaf from a printed book; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy
Hu Zhengyan
first edition printed in 1633
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy, Hu Zhengyan , and others Chinese, Leaf from a printed book; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy
Hu Zhengyan
first edition printed in 1633
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy, Hu Zhengyan , and others Chinese, Leaf from a printed book; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy
Hu Zhengyan
first edtion printed in 1633
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy, Hu Zhengyan , and others Chinese, Leaf from a printed book; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy
Hu Zhengyan
first edition printed in 1633
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy, Hu Zhengyan , and others Chinese, Leaf from a printed book; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy
Hu Zhengyan
first edtion printed in 1633
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy, Hu Zhengyan , and others Chinese, Leaf from a printed book; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy
Hu Zhengyan
first edition printed in 1633
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy, Hu Zhengyan , and others Chinese, Leaf from a printed book; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy
Hu Zhengyan
first edition printed in 1633
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy, Hu Zhengyan , and others Chinese, Leaf from a printed book; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy
Hu Zhengyan
first edition printed in 1633
Illustrated Six-Character Poems of the Tang Dynasty, one volume of Eight Kinds of Painting Manuals (vol. 1); Illustrated Poems of Plants and Flowers, one volume of Eight Kinds of Painting Manuals (vol. 2), Cai Chonghuan Chinese, Two volumes of woodblock-printed books; ink on paper, China
Illustrated Six-Character Poems of the Tang Dynasty, one volume of Eight Kinds of Painting Manuals (vol. 1); Illustrated Poems of Plants and Flowers, one volume of Eight Kinds of Painting Manuals (vol. 2)
Cai Chonghuan
dated 1621, first edition
Illustrated Seven-Character Poems of the Tang Dynasty, one volume of Eight Kinds of Painting Manuals (vol. 1); Illustrated Five-Character Poems of the Tang Dynasty, one volume of Eight Kinds of Painting Manuals (vol. 2)
Cai Chonghuan
dated 1621, first edition
Scholar's rock
China
late 19th century
Scholar's rock, Taihu limestone; wood base, China
Scholar's rock
China
18th–19th century
Scholar's rock, Lingbi limestone with wood base, China
Scholar's rock
China
Scholar’s rock with overhang and perforation
China
18th century
Scholar's rock, Limestone; wood stand, China
Scholar's rock
China
19th century
Inn and Travelers in Snowy Mountains, Yuan Yao Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China
Inn and Travelers in Snowy Mountains
Yuan Yao
1745
Landscapes after old masters, Wang Hui Chinese, Album of sixteen leaves; ink and color on paper, China
Landscapes after old masters
Multiple artists/makers
dated 1692
Cup with landscape, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China
Cup with landscape
China
late 17th–early 18th century
Saucer with landscape, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China
Saucer with landscape
China
late 17th century
Vase with equestrian figure in landscape, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China
Vase with equestrian figure in landscape
China
mid-17th century
Vase with landscape, flowers, and gardens, Porcelain painted in underglaze copper red (Jingdezhen ware), China
Vase with landscape, flowers, and gardens
China
Brush pot with decoration of landscape and poem by Du Fu (712–770), Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China
Brush pot with decoration of landscape and poem by Du Fu (712–770)
China
ca. 1670
Landscape in the Styles of Huang Gongwang and Gao Kegong, Wang Yuanqi Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China
Landscape in the Styles of Huang Gongwang and Gao Kegong
Wang Yuanqi
dated 1705
Landscape in the style of Huang Gongwang, Wang Shimin Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China
Landscape in the style of Huang Gongwang
Wang Shimin
1666
Landscape in the style of Huang Gongwang, Wang Jian Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape in the style of Huang Gongwang
Wang Jian
dated 1657
Landscape in the style of Wang Meng, Zhu Angzhi Chinese, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape in the style of Wang Meng
Zhu Angzhi
1824
Landscape, Wang Xuehao Chinese, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on paper, China
Landscape
Wang Xuehao
1824
Landscape No. 880126, C. C. Wang, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape No. 880126
C. C. Wang
dated 1988
Landscape in the manner of Dong Yuan, Lu Kezheng Chinese, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold paper, China
Landscape in the manner of Dong Yuan
Lu Kezheng
Dong Yuan
1591/1651
The Sixteen Luohans, Wu Bin Chinese, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
The Sixteen Luohans
Wu Bin
dated 1591
The Sixteen Luohans, Shitao (Zhu Ruoji) Chinese, Handscroll; ink on paper, China
The Sixteen Luohans
Shitao (Zhu Ruoji)
dated 1667
Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu, Unidentified artist, possibly Ding Guanpeng (active 1726–71), Ink on paper, China
Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu
Unidentified
stone carved in 1757; rubbing 18th or 19th century?
Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu, Unidentified artist, possibly Ding Guanpeng (active 1726–71), Ink on paper, China
Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu
Unidentified
stone carved in 1757; rubbing 18th or 19th century?
Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu, Unidentified artist, possibly Ding Guanpeng (active 1726–71), Ink on paper, China
Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu
Unidentified
stone carved in 1757; rubbing 18th or 19th century?
Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu, Unidentified artist, possibly Ding Guanpeng (active 1726–71), Ink on paper, China
Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu
Unidentified
stone carved in 1757; rubbing 18th or 19th century?
Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu, Unidentified artist, possibly Ding Guanpeng (active 1726–71), Ink on paper, China
Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu
Unidentified
stone carved in 1757; rubbing 18th or 19th century?
Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu, Unidentified artist, possibly Ding Guanpeng (active 1726–71), Ink on paper, China
Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu
Unidentified
stone carved in 1757; rubbing 18th or 19th century?
Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu, Unidentified artist, possibly Ding Guanpeng (active 1726–71), Ink on paper, China
Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu
Unidentified
stone carved in 1757; rubbing 18th or 19th century?
Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu, Unidentified artist, possibly Ding Guanpeng (active 1726–71), Ink on paper, China
Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu
Unidentified
stone carved in 1757; rubbing 18th or 19th century?
Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu, Unidentified artist, possibly Ding Guanpeng (active 1726–71), Ink on paper, China
Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu
Unidentified
stone carved in 1757; rubbing 18th or 19th century?
Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu, Unidentified artist, possibly Ding Guanpeng (active 1726–71), Ink on paper, China
Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu
Unidentified
stone carved in 1757; rubbing 18th or 19th century?
Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu, Unidentified artist, possibly Ding Guanpeng (active 1726–71), Ink on paper, China
Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu
Unidentified
stone carved in 1757; rubbing 18th or 19th century?
Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu, Unidentified artist, possibly Ding Guanpeng (active 1726–71), On paper, China
Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu
Unidentified
stone carved in 1757; rubbing 18th or 19th century?
Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu, Unidentified artist, possibly Ding Guanpeng (active 1726–71), Ink on paper, China
Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu
Unidentified
stone carved in 1757; rubbing 18th or 19th century?
Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu, Unidentified artist, possibly Ding Guanpeng (active 1726–71), Ink on paper, China
Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu
Unidentified
stone carved in 1757; rubbing 18th or 19th century?
Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu, Unidentified artist, possibly Ding Guanpeng (active 1726–71), Ink on paper, China
Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu
Unidentified
stone carved in 1757; rubbing 18th or 19th century?
Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu, Unidentified artist, possibly Ding Guanpeng (active 1726–71), Ink on paper, China
Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu
Unidentified
stone carved in 1757; rubbing 18th or 19th century?
Seated luohan holding a fan, Jade (nephrite), China
Seated luohan holding a fan
China
late 18th century
Seated luohan (arhat) in a grotto , Jade (nephrite), China
Seated luohan (arhat) in a grotto
China
18th century