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Anatomy of a Masterpiece: How to Read Chinese Paintings

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		唐韓幹照夜白圖卷 Han Gan (act. 742–56) Night-Shining White The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, The Dillon Fund Gift, 1977 (1977.78) See an alternate view of this artwork.

		唐傳鍾紹京楷書靈飛經冊 Attributed to Zhong Shaojing (act. ca. 713–41) Spiritual Flight Sutra, ca. 738 Ex. Coll.: Weng Tonghe (1830–1904) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, The Dillon Fund Gift, 1989 (1989.141.1) See an alternate view of this artwork.

		北宋傳屈鼎夏山圖卷 Attributed to Qu Ding (active ca. 1023–ca. 1056) Summer Mountains Ex coll.: C. C. Wang Family The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of The Dillon Fund, 1973 (1973.120.1) See an alternate view of this artwork.

		北宋郭熙樹色平遠圖卷 Guo Xi (ca. 1000–ca. 1090) Old Trees, Level Distance The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, John M. Crawford, Jr., Collection, Gift of John M. Crawford, Jr., in honor of Douglas Dillon, 1981 (1981.276) See an alternate view of this artwork.

		北宋黃庭堅草書廉頗藺相如傳卷 Huang Tingjian (1045–1105) Biographies of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru, ca. 1095 The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988 (1989.363.4)

		北宋徽宗竹禽圖卷 Emperor Huizong (1082–1135; r. 1101–25) Finches and Bamboo The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, John M. Crawford Jr. Collection, Purchase, Douglas Dillon Gift, 1981 (1981.270)

		南宋馬遠高士觀瀑圖冊頁 Ma Yuan (act. ca. 1190–1225) Scholar Viewing a Waterfall Ex coll.: C. C. Wang Family The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of The Dillon Fund, 1973 (1973.120.9)

		元錢選王羲之觀鵝圖卷 Qian Xuan (ca. 1235–before 1307) Wang Xizhi Watching Geese, ca. 1295 Ex. Coll.: C. C. Wang Family The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of The Dillon Fund, 1973 (1973.120.6)

		元趙孟頫人馬圖卷 Zhao Mengfu (1254–1322) Groom and Horse, dated 1296 The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988 (1988.135)

		元趙孟頫雙松平遠圖卷 Zhao Mengfu (1254–1322) Twin Pines, Level Distance, ca. 1300 Ex coll.: C. C. Wang Family The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of The Dillon Fund, 1973 (1973.120.5) See an alternate view of this artwork.

		元王振鵬維摩不二圖卷 Wang Zhenpeng (act. ca. 1280–1329) Vimalakirti and the Doctrine of Nonduality, dated 1308 The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, The Dillon Fund Gift, 1980 (1980.276) See an alternate view of this artwork.

		元王蒙素庵圖軸 Wang Meng (ca. 1308–1385) Simple Retreat, ca. 1370 Ex coll.: C. C. Wang Family The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Promised Gift of the Oscar L. Tang Family (L.1997.24.8) See an alternate view of this artwork.

		明林良二鷹圖軸 Lin Liang (ca. 1416–1480) Two Hawks in a Thicket The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of the Bei Shan Tang Foundation, 1993 (1993.385)

		明杜堇伏生授經圖軸 Du Jin (active circa 1465–1509) Fu Sheng Transmitting the Book of Documents The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Douglas Dillon, 1991 (1991.117.2) See an alternate view of this artwork.

		明文徵明樓居圖軸 Wen Zhengming (1470–1559) Living Aloft: Master Liu's Retreat, dated 1543 The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Promised Gift of Marie-Hélène and Guy Weill (L.2001.85.2) See an alternate view of this artwork.

		明祖德抑齋曾叔祖八十五齡壽像軸 Zude ([surname unknown] 16th or early 17th century) Portrait of the Artist's Great Grand Uncle Yizhai at the Age of Eighty-five, dated xiyou (1561 or 1621?) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Seymour Fund, 1959 (59.49.1) See an alternate view of this artwork.

		明吳彬十六羅漢圖卷 Wu Bin (active ca. 1583–1626) The Sixteen Luohans, dated 1591 The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Edward Elliott Family Collection, Gift of Douglas Dillon, 1986 (1986.266.4) See an alternate view of this artwork.

		明/清陳洪綬撫古圖冊 Chen Hongshou (1599–1652) Miscellaneous Studies, one leaf dated 1619 Ex. Coll.: Weng Tonghe (1830–1904) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Wan-go H. C. Weng, 2005 (2005.112a–l) See another painting from this album.

		清石濤 (朱若極) 十六羅漢圖卷 Shitao (Zhu Ruoji) (1642–1707) The Sixteen Luohans, dated 1667 The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Douglas Dillon, 1985 (1985.227.1) See an alternate view of this artwork.

		清龔賢山水圖冊 Gong Xian (1619–1689) Landscapes and Trees, ca. 1679 The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, From the P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Family Collection, Gift of Wen and Constance Fong in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Dillon, 1979 (1979.499)

		清朱耷（八大山人）二鷹圖軸 Zhu Da (Bada Shanren) (1626–1705) Two Eagles, dated 1702 Ex. coll.: C. C. Wang Family Lent by Oscar L. Tang (L. 1997.30)

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