Exhibition

Learning to Paint in Premodern China

February 18, 2023–January 7, 2024
Free with Museum admission
All exhibitions
Ma Xingzu (active mid–12th century)
12th century
Scholar viewing a waterfall, Ma Yuan  Chinese, Album leaf; ink and color on silk, China
Ma Yuan (Chinese, active ca. 1190–1225)
early 13th century
Landscape with great pine, Ma Lin  Chinese, Album leaf; ink and color on silk, China
Ma Lin (Chinese, ca. 1180– after 1256)
second quarter 13th century
Vase, Stoneware with blue-green glaze (Guan ware), China
China
Flowers, fish, and crabs, Liu Jie  Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China
Liu Jie (Chinese, active mid-16th century)
mid-16th century
Mountain Market, Clearing Mist, Xia Gui  Chinese, Album leaf; ink on silk, China
Xia Gui (Chinese, active ca. 1195–1230)
early 13th century
Incense burner, Porcelain with blue-white glaze (Qingbai ware), China
China
13th century
Conversation in a cave, Unidentified Artist, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk, China
Unidentified Artist
After Ma Yuan (Chinese, active ca. 1190–1225)
13th century
Windswept lakeshore, Xia Gui  Chinese, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on silk, China
Attributed to Xia Gui (Chinese, active ca. 1195–1230)
13th century
Covered box with flowering plum, Porcelain with cut-glaze decoration (possibly Jizhou ware), China
China
13th–14th century
Flower vase, Copper alloy, China
China
late 12th–13th century
Hermitage by a pine-covered bluff, Yan Ciyu  Chinese, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk, China
Attributed to Yan Ciyu (Chinese, act. ca. 1164–81)
second half 12th century
Lofty Scholar among Streams and Mountains, in the manner of Juran, Wang Jian  Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China
Wang Jian (Chinese, 1609–1677/88)
late 17th century
Old Trees, Level Distance, Guo Xi  Chinese, Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China
Guo Xi (Chinese, ca. 1000–ca. 1090)
ca. 1080
China
17th–18th century
Wangchuan Villa, Wang Yuanqi  Chinese, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Wang Yuanqi (Chinese, 1642–1715)
dated 1711
Incense burner, Hu Wenming  Chinese, Parcel gilt copper alloy, China
Attributed to Hu Wenming (Chinese, active late 16th–early 17th century)
17th century
Incense box, Hu Wenming  Chinese, Parcel gilt copper alloy, China
Attributed to Hu Wenming (Chinese, active late 16th–early 17th century)
17th century
Bottle for incense tools, Hu Wenming  Chinese, Parcel gilt copper alloy, China
Attributed to Hu Wenming (Chinese, active late 16th–early 17th century)
17th century
Inkstone with dragon and carp, Stoneware (chengni), China
China
14th century
Writing brush and cover, Carved red lacquer, China
China
late 16th century
Censer with figures in landscape, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China
China
1707
Fishing in River Country at Blossom Time, Wang Yuanqi  Chinese, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Wang Yuanqi (Chinese, 1642–1715)
dated 1709
Joint Landscape, Shen Zhou  Chinese, Handscroll; ink on paper, China
Shen Zhou (Chinese, 1427–1509)
Wen Zhengming (Chinese, 1470–1559)
ca. 1509 and 1546
Autumn Colors among Streams and Mountains, Shen Zhou  Chinese, Handscroll; ink on paper, China
Shen Zhou (Chinese, 1427–1509)
ca. 1490–1500
Drinking and Composing Poetry, Yao Shou  Chinese, Handscroll; ink on paper, China
Yao Shou (Chinese, 1423–1495)
1485
Daoist immortals in a landscape, Unidentified artist Chinese, active 16th century, Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China
Unidentified artist Chinese, active 16th century
16th century
Orchid and rock, Ma Shouzhen  Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China
Attributed to Ma Shouzhen (Chinese, 1548–1604)
1572
Bottle, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China
China
16th century
Living Aloft, Wen Zhengming  Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China
Wen Zhengming (Chinese, 1470–1559)
1543
Landscape dedicated to Xiang Yuanbian, Wen Jia  Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China
Wen Jia (Chinese, 1501–1583)
1578
Studio in an Autumn Grove, Ding Yunpeng  Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China
Ding Yunpeng (Chinese, 1547–ca. 1621)
1578
Lofty mountains, Hou Maogong  Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China
Hou Maogong (Chinese, active ca. 1540–1580)
1569
Vase with landscape scenes
, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue, copper red, and light green (Jingdezhen ware), China
China
late 17th century
Landscapes and poems, Xiang Shengmo  Chinese, Album of twenty leaves; ink and color on paper, China
Xiang Shengmo (Chinese, 1597–1658)
1636
Tang Yin (Chinese, 1470–1524)
early 16th century
River landscape with scholar in a boat, Zhou Chen  Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China
Zhou Chen (Chinese, ca. 1455–after 1536)
early 16th century
Lady in a bamboo grove, Qiu Ying  Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China
Attributed to Qiu Ying (Chinese, ca. 1495–1552)
Incense Burner, Bronze with treated surface, China
China
16th century
Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting, Wang Gai  Chinese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, China
Illustrated by Wang Gai (Chinese, 1645–1710)
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
Illustrated by Wang Gai (Chinese, 1645–1710)
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
Illustrated by Wang Gai (Chinese, 1645–1710)
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
Illustrated by Wang Gai (Chinese, 1645–1710)
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
Illustrated by Wang Gai (Chinese, 1645–1710)
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
Illustrated by Wang Gai (Chinese, 1645–1710)
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
Illustrated by Wang Gai (Chinese, 1645–1710)
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
Illustrated by Wang Gai (Chinese, 1645–1710)
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
Illustrated by Wang Gai (Chinese, 1645–1710)
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
Illustrated by Wang Gai (Chinese, 1645–1710)
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
Illustrated by Wang Gai (Chinese, 1645–1710)
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
Illustrated by Wang Gai (Chinese, 1645–1710)
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
Illustrated by Wang Gai (Chinese, 1645–1710)
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
Illustrated by Wang Gai (Chinese, 1645–1710)
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
Illustrated by Wang Gai (Chinese, 1645–1710)
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
Illustrated by Wang Gai (Chinese, 1645–1710)
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
Illustrated by Wang Gai (Chinese, 1645–1710)
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
Illustrated by Hu Zhengyan (Chinese, 1584/5–1673/4) , and others
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
Illustrated by Hu Zhengyan (Chinese, 1584/5–1673/4) , and others
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
Illustrated by Hu Zhengyan (Chinese, 1584/5–1673/4) , and others
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
Illustrated by Hu Zhengyan (Chinese, 1584/5–1673/4) , and others
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
Illustrated by Hu Zhengyan (Chinese, 1584/5–1673/4) , and others
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
Illustrated by Hu Zhengyan (Chinese, 1584/5–1673/4) , and others
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
Illustrated by Hu Zhengyan (Chinese, 1584/5–1673/4) , and others
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
Illustrated by Hu Zhengyan (Chinese, 1584/5–1673/4) , and others
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
Illustrated by Hu Zhengyan (Chinese, 1584/5–1673/4) , and others
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
Illustrated by Hu Zhengyan (Chinese, 1584/5–1673/4) , and others
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
Illustrated by Hu Zhengyan (Chinese, 1584/5–1673/4) , and others
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
Illustrated by Hu Zhengyan (Chinese, 1584/5–1673/4) , and others
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
Illustrated by Hu Zhengyan (Chinese, 1584/5–1673/4) , and others
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
Illustrated by Hu Zhengyan (Chinese, 1584/5–1673/4) , and others
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
Illustrated by Hu Zhengyan (Chinese, 1584/5–1673/4) , and others
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
illustrated by Hu Zhengyan (Chinese, 1584/5–1673/4) , and others
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 by Cai Chonghuan (Chinese, active early 17th century)
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  Chinese, Two volumes of woodblock-printed books; ink on paper, China
Illustrated by Cai Chonghuan (Chinese, active early 17th century)
dated 1621, first edition
China
late 19th century
Scholar's rock, Taihu limestone; wood base, China
China
18th–19th century
Scholar's rock, Lingbi limestone with wood base, China
China
China
18th century
Scholar's rock, Limestone; wood stand, China
China
19th century
Inn and Travelers in Snowy Mountains, Yuan Yao  Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China
Yuan Yao (Chinese, active 1730–after 1778)
1745
Landscapes after old masters, Wang Hui  Chinese, Album of sixteen leaves; ink and color on paper, China
Multiple artists/makers
dated 1692
Cup with landscape, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China
China
late 17th–early 18th century
Saucer with landscape, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China
China
late 17th century
Vase with equestrian figure in landscape, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China
China
mid-17th century
Vase with landscape, flowers, and gardens, Porcelain painted in underglaze copper red (Jingdezhen ware), China
China
Brush pot with decoration of landscape and poem by Du Fu (712–770), Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China
China
ca. 1670
Landscape in the Styles of Huang Gongwang and Gao Kegong, Wang Yuanqi  Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China
Wang Yuanqi (Chinese, 1642–1715)
dated 1705
Landscape in the style of Huang Gongwang, Wang Shimin  Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China
Wang Shimin (Chinese, 1592–1680)
1666
Landscape in the style of Huang Gongwang, Wang Jian  Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China
Wang Jian (Chinese, 1609–1677/88)
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
Zhu Angzhi (Chinese, 1764–after 1841)
1824
Landscape, Wang Xuehao  Chinese, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on paper, China
Wang Xuehao (Chinese, 1754–1832)
1824
Landscape No. 880126, C. C. Wang, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China
C. C. Wang (1907–2003)
dated 1988
Landscape in the manner of Dong Yuan, Lu Kezheng  Chinese, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold paper, China
Lu Kezheng (Chinese, active 17th century)
In the manner of Dong Yuan (Chinese, active 930s–960s)
1591/1651
The Sixteen Luohans, Wu Bin  Chinese, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Wu Bin (active ca. 1583–1626)
dated 1591
The Sixteen Luohans, Shitao (Zhu Ruoji)  Chinese, Handscroll; ink on paper, China
Shitao (Zhu Ruoji) (Chinese, 1642–1707)
dated 1667
Luohan, after a set attributed to Guanxiu, Unidentified artist, possibly Ding Guanpeng (active 1726–71), Ink on paper, China
Unidentified artist, possibly Ding Guanpeng (active 1726–71)
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
Unidentified artist, possibly Ding Guanpeng (active 1726–71)
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
Unidentified artist, possibly Ding Guanpeng (active 1726–71)
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
Unidentified artist, possibly Ding Guanpeng (active 1726–71)
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
Unidentified artist, possibly Ding Guanpeng (active 1726–71)
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
Unidentified artist, possibly Ding Guanpeng (active 1726–71)
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
Unidentified artist, possibly Ding Guanpeng (active 1726–71)
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
Unidentified artist, possibly Ding Guanpeng (active 1726–71)
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
Unidentified artist, possibly Ding Guanpeng (active 1726–71)
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
Unidentified artist, possibly Ding Guanpeng (active 1726–71)
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
Unidentified artist, possibly Ding Guanpeng (active 1726–71)
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
Unidentified artist, possibly Ding Guanpeng (active 1726–71)
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
Unidentified artist, possibly Ding Guanpeng (active 1726–71)
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
Unidentified artist, possibly Ding Guanpeng (active 1726–71)
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
Unidentified artist, possibly Ding Guanpeng (active 1726–71)
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
Unidentified artist, possibly Ding Guanpeng (active 1726–71)
stone carved in 1757; rubbing 18th or 19th century?
Seated luohan holding a fan, Jade (nephrite), China
China
late 18th century
Seated luohan (arhat) in a grotto

, Jade (nephrite), China
China
18th century

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Dates
February 18, 2023–January 7, 2024
Free with Museum admission