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Chinese calligraphy in black with red stamp
Exhibition

Chinese Painting and Calligraphy: Selections from the Collection

OverviewExhibition Objects
Quatrain on fishermen , Emperor Gaozong or Chinese, Fan mounted as album leaf; ink on silk, China

Quatrain on fishermen

Emperor Gaozong
Emperor Xiaozong
12th century
Couplet on pond scenery, Emperor Xiaozong Chinese, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on silk, China
Couplet on pond scenery
Emperor Xiaozong
ca. 12th century
Quatrain on spring’s radiance, Empress Yang Meizi Chinese, Round fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on silk, China
Quatrain on spring’s radiance
Empress Yang Meizi
early 13th century
Vase, Stoneware with crackled celadon glaze (Guan ware), China
Vase
China
12th–13th century
Quatrain on snow-covered West Lake, Emperor Lizong Chinese, Round fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on silk, China
Quatrain on snow-covered West Lake
Emperor Lizong
ca. 1250–60
Poem Written in a Boat on the Wu River, Mi Fu Chinese, Handscroll; ink on paper, China
Poem Written in a Boat on the Wu River
Mi Fu
ca. 1095
Emperor Xuanzong's flight to Shu, Unidentified artist Chinese, active mid-12th century, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk, China
Emperor Xuanzong's flight to Shu
Unidentified artist
mid-12th century
Landscape in the style of Fan Kuan, Unidentified artist Chinese, active 12th century, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China
Landscape in the style of Fan Kuan
Unidentified artist
Fan Kuan
early 12th century
Bottle with cloud scrolls, Stoneware with painted decoration on brown glaze (Jizhou ware), China
Bottle with cloud scrolls
China
13th–14th century
Bowl with plum blossom and crescent moon , Porcelain with incised decoration under celadon glaze (Longquan ware), China

Bowl with plum blossom and crescent moon

China
late 13th–14th century
Liu Chen and Ruan Zhao Entering the Tiantai Mountains, Zhao Cangyun Chinese, Handscroll; ink on paper, China
Liu Chen and Ruan Zhao Entering the Tiantai Mountains
Zhao Cangyun
Odes of the State of Bin: The Seventh Month, Unidentified artist, Handscroll; ink on paper, China
Odes of the State of Bin: The Seventh Month
Unidentified artist
13th century
Vase with dragonfish handles , Porcelain with relief decoration under celadon glaze (Longquan ware), China

Vase with dragonfish handles

China
12th–13th century
Bottle in meiping shape with “tortoiseshell” glaze, Stoneware with iron glaze (Jizhou ware), China
Bottle in meiping shape with “tortoiseshell” glaze
China
14th century
Vase with abstract decoration , Stoneware with carved and incised design under celadon glaze (Cizhou ware), China

Vase with abstract decoration

China
13th–14th century
Wine bottle with lotuses and admonition, Stoneware with cut-glaze decoration (Cizhou ware), China
Wine bottle with lotuses and admonition
China
13th–14th century
Stag Hunt, Huang Zongdao Chinese, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Stag Hunt
Huang Zongdao
Li Zanhua
Horse and groom, Unidentified artist , formerly attributed to Han Gan (active ca. 742–56), Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China
Horse and groom
Unidentified artist
16th century
Horse and willow tree, Unidentified artist Chinese,(early 15th century[?]), Album leaf; ink and color on silk, China
Horse and willow tree
Unidentified artist
early 15th century(?)
Man sleeping on a bamboo couch, Unidentified artist Chinese, late 14th–early 15th century, Album leaf; ink and color on silk, China
Man sleeping on a bamboo couch
Unidentified artist
late 14th–15th century
Bamboo and rock, Deng Yu Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China
Bamboo and rock
Deng Yu
ca. 1360–67
Vase with horses in waves, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under a transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China
Vase with horses in waves
China
mid-14th century
Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute: The Story of Lady Wenji, Unidentified artist Chinese, early 15th century, Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on silk, China
Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute: The Story of Lady Wenji
Unidentified artist
early 15th century
Six Horses, Unidentified artists, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Six Horses
Unidentified artists
First half of scroll, 13th century; second half of scroll, 14th century
Pillow with a falcon attacking a swan , Stoneware painted with brown and black pigment on white slip under transparent glaze (Cizhou ware), China

Pillow with a falcon attacking a swan

China
12th–13th century
Nomads hunting with falcons, Chen Juzhong Chinese, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk, China
Nomads hunting with falcons
Chen Juzhong
early 13th century
Bottle with abstract flowers and leaves , Stoneware painted in brown on white slip under transparent glaze (Cizhou ware), China

Bottle with abstract flowers and leaves

China
14th century
Returning home through the snow, Dai Jin Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China
Returning home through the snow
Dai Jin
ca. 1455
Autumn landscape with egrets and ducks, Lü Ji Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China
Autumn landscape with egrets and ducks
Lü Ji
late 15th century
Drunken recluse beneath an old tree, Chen Zihe Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on silk, China
Drunken recluse beneath an old tree
Chen Zihe
early 16th century
Landscape of the four seasons, Unidentified artist Chinese, active 15th century, Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China
Landscape of the four seasons
Unidentified artist
Li Tang
15th century
Dwelling in landscape, Song Maojin Chinese, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on gold paper, China
Dwelling in landscape
Song Maojin
17th century
Landscape with fisherman, Qi Zhijia Chinese, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold paper, China
Landscape with fisherman
Qi Zhijia
1643
River landscape, Zhuang Jiongsheng Chinese, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on paper, China
River landscape
Zhuang Jiongsheng
Landscape, Zou Zhilin Chinese, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold paper, China
Landscape
Zou Zhilin
mid-17th century
Branch of blossoming plum, Xiang Shengmo Chinese, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold paper, China
Branch of blossoming plum
Xiang Shengmo
Square-form vase with decoration of Su Shi’s first and second “Rhapsody on Red Cliff”, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China
Square-form vase with decoration of Su Shi’s first and second “Rhapsody on Red Cliff”
China
Vase with landscape and poem by Zhu Xi, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China
On loan to The Met
Vase with landscape and poem by Zhu Xi
China
dated 1639
Red Friend, Lan Ying Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China
Red Friend
Lan Ying
17th century
Rock with large perforations
China
17th–18th century
Lofty Recluse in Autumn Mountains, Wang Duo Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China
Lofty Recluse in Autumn Mountains
Wang Duo
dated 1651
Scholar's rock, Limestone; wood stand, China
Scholar's rock
China
19th century
Landscape, Wang Duo Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on satin, China
Landscape
Wang Duo
dated 1649
Landscapes, Huang Xiangjian Chinese, Album of twelve leaves; ink on paper, China
Landscapes
Huang Xiangjian
mid-17th century
Landscape, Liu Yu Chinese, Handscroll; ink on paper, China
Landscape
Liu Yu
1680
Small dwelling in a dense grove of trees, Chen Mei Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China
Small dwelling in a dense grove of trees
Chen Mei
1730
Landscape in the style of Shen Zhou, Cai Jia Chinese, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape in the style of Shen Zhou
Cai Jia
1776
Landscapes, Li Jian Chinese, Four album leaves; ink and color on paper, China
Landscapes
Li Jian
1793
Calligraphy after three texts by Yan Zhenqing, Wang Shu Chinese, Handscroll; ink on paper, China
Calligraphy after three texts by Yan Zhenqing
Wang Shu
Yan Zhenqing
dated 1729
Second part of The Story of the Lute, Hanging scroll; woodblock print; two shades of ink on paper with additional hand coloring, China
Second part of The Story of the Lute
China
Story of the Western Chamber, HaHanging scroll; woodblock print; two shades of ink on paper with additional hand coloring, China
Story of the Western Chamber
China
Brush pot with scene from The Investiture of the Gods, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China
Brush pot with scene from The Investiture of the Gods
China
mid-17th century
Two scenes from the Plum in the Golden Vase (Jinpingmei), Gu Jianlong Chinese, Two album leaves; ink and color on silk, China
Two scenes from the Plum in the Golden Vase (Jinpingmei)
Gu Jianlong
late 17th–early 18th century
Vase decorated with blossoming plum, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze, China
Vase decorated with blossoming plum
China
Vase decorated with blossoming plum, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue and copper red under transparent glaze, China
Vase decorated with blossoming plum
China
Covered jar decorated with blossoming plum and cracked ice, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze, China
Covered jar decorated with blossoming plum and cracked ice
China
late 17th–early 18th century
Brush holder with “Ode to the Pavilion of the Inebriated Old Man” , Zhang Xihuang Chinese, Bamboo, China

Brush holder with “Ode to the Pavilion of the Inebriated Old Man”

Zhang Xihuang
early 17th century
Landscape after Hua Yan, Liu Yanchong Chinese, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape after Hua Yan
Liu Yanchong
1843
Rain of Flowers Through the Four Stages of Meditation, Xugu (Zhu Huairen) Chinese, Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China
Rain of Flowers Through the Four Stages of Meditation
Xugu (Zhu Huairen)
1866
Three Friends, Xugu (Zhu Huairen) Chinese, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Three Friends
Xugu (Zhu Huairen)
1894
Historical and legendary figures, Hu Zhang Chinese, Album of twelve leaves; ink and color on silk, China
Historical and legendary figures
Hu Zhang
1873
Landscape with a poem by Wang Wei, Li Kui Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape with a poem by Wang Wei
Li Kui
19th century
Scholar's rock, Black Lingbi limestone; wood stand, China
Scholar's rock
China
Cloudy Peaks at Dawn, Zhu Angzhi Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China
Cloudy Peaks at Dawn
Zhu Angzhi
1822
Listening to the waterfall from a moored boat, in the manner of Wen Zhengming, Zhu Angzhi Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China
Listening to the waterfall from a moored boat, in the manner of Wen Zhengming
Zhu Angzhi
1837
May You Soon Bear Noble Sons, Hanging scroll; woodblock print; printed in black outline with printed and hand-painted color, China
May You Soon Bear Noble Sons
China
Woman at her dressing table, Leng Mei Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China
Woman at her dressing table
Leng Mei
1793
Beauty about to bathe, Unidentified artist , Chinese, 18th century, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China
Beauty about to bathe
Unidentified artist
18th century
Small portrait of Luzhu, Gai Qi Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China
Small portrait of Luzhu
Gai Qi
1823
On loan to The Met
Partial transcription of the Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Gathering (Lanting xu); Partial copy of Mi Fu’s Stele on Master Tianyi Yihuai (Tianyi Huai chanshi bei)
Li Jian
Undated
On loan to The Met
Partial transcription of Yan Zhenqing’s Preface to Farewell to Liu Taichong (Song Liu Taichong xu); Painting of plum blossoms and rocks after Chen Hongshou
Li Jian
Undated, 1940s
On loan to The Met
Painting of rock and plant; Painting of red plum blossoms
Li Jian
Wen C. Fong
a) undated, b) dated 1945
On loan to The Met
Calligraphy after Sun Guoting’s (ca. 646–ca. 691) Essay on Calligraphy (Shupu); Painting of plum blossoms after Lin Bu’s (967–1028) poem
Li Jian
Undated
Couplet, Wen C. Fong, Pair of hanging scrolls; ink on paper, China
On loan to The Met
Couplet
Wen C. Fong
1942
On loan to The Met
Copy of Yu Shinan’s letter to a friend (Xianxiong tie); Partial copy of the Stele of the Divine Prophecy of the Heavenly Revelation (Tian fa shenchen bei)
Li Jian
Undated, 1940s
On loan to The Met

Partial copy of the Stele for Cao Quan (Cao Quan bei); Painting of bamboo and pine

Li Jian
Undated, 1940s
On loan to The Met
Partial copy of the Stele on Ritual Vessels (Liqi bei); Painting of chrysanthemums and banana leaves
Li Jian
Undated
On loan to The Met
Partial copy of the Stele in the Confucius Temple in the Lu State (Lu Kongzi miao bei); Partial copy of Mi Fu’s imitation of the Inscription on Burying a Crane (Yihe ming) and of Mi Fu’s letter on acquiring an inkstone
Li Jian
Undated, 1940s
Rubbing of Stele for Shi Chen, Unidentified artist Chinese, Rubbing mounted in an album of thirty-two leaves; ink on paper, China
Rubbing of Stele for Shi Chen
Unidentified artist
19th century rubbing; stele dated 169 CE
On loan to The Met
Clerical script after the Stele of Shi Chen (Shi Chen bei); Standard script after Inscription on Burying a Crane (Yihe ming)
Li Jian
Undated
On loan to The Met
Partial transcription of the Stone Gate Inscription (Shimen ming); Painting of pine and red plum blossoms
Li Jian
Calligraphy undated, 1940s; painting dated 1943
On loan to The Met

Partial copy of the Ode to the Stone Gate (Shimen song); Painting of cockscomb by a rock

Li Jian
Calligraphy undated, 1940s; painting dated 1942
On loan to The Met

Partial copy of the Ode to the Stone Gate (Shimen song); Painting of red plum blossoms in the style of Jin Nong

Li Jian
Undated
Partial copy of an inscription on an oracle bone from the Shang dynasty, Wen C. Fong, Framed hanging scroll; ink on paper, China
On loan to The Met
Partial copy of an inscription on an oracle bone from the Shang dynasty
Wen C. Fong
1945
On loan to The Met
Partial copy of an inscription on an oracle bone from the Shang dynasty; Partial copy of Yan Zhenqing’s autobiography (Gaoshen tie)
Li Jian
Undated, 1940s
On loan to The Met
Copy of passages from three steles; Painting of dragon pine against distant peaks
Li Jian
Undated
On loan to The Met
Partial copy of the stone inscription from the Zhengshi reign era; Partial copy of Zhao Mengfu’s transcription of Su Shi’s poem
Li Jian
Undated, 1940s
On loan to The Met
Copy after Yan Zhenqing’s poem; Painting of Old Tree, Bamboo, and Rock after Gao Fenghan
Li Jian
Undated
On loan to The Met
Partial copy of Su Shi’s Record of a Night Excursion to the Chengtian Temple (Ji Chengtian si yeyou); Painting after Bada Shanren’s Grapes
Li Jian
Undated, 1940s
On loan to The Met
Scrapbook of Wen Fong’s early calligraphy accomplishments
China
1930s–40s
On loan to The Met
Calligraphy practice book
Wen C. Fong
1930s–40s
On loan to The Met
Yearbook of Chinese Art
China
1947