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Monochrome landscape painting of towering mountains shrouded in mist, with trees and traditional houses in the foreground.
Exhibition

City of Memory: Nanjing in the Seventeenth Century

OverviewExhibition Objects
Views of Nanjing for Zhou Lianggong, Hu Yukun Chinese, Album of twelve paintings; ink and color on paper, China
On loan to The Met
Views of Nanjing for Zhou Lianggong
Hu Yukun
1660
Landscape of the four seasons, Wei Zhike Chinese, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape of the four seasons
Wei Zhike
1635
Wintry mountains, Gong Xian Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China
Wintry mountains
Gong Xian
ca. 1679–89
Couplet, Zhou Lianggong Chinese, Pair of hanging scrolls; ink on paper, China
Couplet
Zhou Lianggong
mid- 17th century
Poem written on Mount Qingliang, Wang Duo Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China
Poem written on Mount Qingliang
Wang Duo
dated 1641
Eight Poems on Autumn Moods, Wang Duo Chinese, Handscroll; ink on paper, China
On loan to The Met
Eight Poems on Autumn Moods
Calligrapher Wang Duo
1632
Calligraphy, Yuan Zhi Chinese, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on paper, China
Calligraphy
Yuan Zhi
On the Seventeenth Day, Wang Xizhi Chinese, Album of thirty leaves; ink on paper, China
On the Seventeenth Day
Calligrapher Wang Xizhi
13th-century rubbing of a series of 4th-century texts
Censer decorated with the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove , Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China
On loan to The Met

Censer decorated with the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove

China
ca. 1640
Orchid and rock, Ma Shouzhen Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China
Orchid and rock
Attributed to Ma Shouzhen
dated 1572
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
Portrait of Li Xiangjun, Cui He Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China
Portrait of Li Xiangjun
Cui He
dated 1817
Box with scenes of a departure, Black lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlay; pewter wire, China
Box with scenes of a departure
China
late 16th–early 17th century
Dong Xiaowan in her sickbed, Yu Ming Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China
Dong Xiaowan in her sickbed
Yu Ming
early 20th century
Architectural tile with apsara, from the “Porcelain Pagoda”, Glazed stoneware, China
Architectural tile with apsara, from the “Porcelain Pagoda”
China
ca. 1412–30
Door frame tile with elephant from the "Porcelain Pagoda", Glazed stoneware, China
Door frame tile with elephant from the "Porcelain Pagoda"
China
ca. 1412–30
Landscapes, Zhang Feng Chinese, Album of twelve leaves; ink and color on paper, China
Landscapes
Zhang Feng
dated 1644
Landscapes, Fan Qi Chinese, Album of eight leaves; ink and color on paper, China
Landscapes
Fan Qi
dated 1646
Poem on a river sojourn, Wang Duo Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on silk, China
On loan to The Met
Poem on a river sojourn
Calligrapher Wang Duo
1645
Incense Burner with the Eighteen Luohans, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China
Incense Burner with the Eighteen Luohans
China
1645
Poem on reclusion, Mi Wanzhong Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on silk, China
Poem on reclusion
Calligrapher Mi Wanzhong
early 17th century
Rock with large perforations
China
17th–18th century
Azure Cliff with Red Maples, Wu Bin Chinese, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on paper, China
Azure Cliff with Red Maples
Wu Bin
dated 1603
Paintings for Monk Xuesheng, Various artists , mid-17th century, Album of twelve leaves; ink and color on paper, China
Paintings for Monk Xuesheng
Various artists
1642–48
Landscapes after historical painters, Yun Xiang Chinese, Album of ten leaves; ink and color on paper, China
Landscapes after historical painters
Yun Xiang
datable to 1638 or 1650
Landscapes, Tao Hong Chinese, Album of five leaves; ink and color on silk, China
Landscapes
Tao Hong
1638
Poem on beautiful ladies, Zhou Lianggong Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on silk, China
Poem on beautiful ladies
Calligrapher Zhou Lianggong
mid-17th century
Wooded Mountains at Dusk, Kuncan Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China
Wooded Mountains at Dusk
Kuncan
dated 1666
Poem on reclusion, Zhou Lianggong Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on silk, China
Poem on reclusion
Zhou Lianggong
dated 1662
Snowscape, from Album for Zhou Lianggong, Yun Xiang Chinese, Double album leaf from a collective album of twelve paintings and facing pages of calligraphy; ink on paper, China
Snowscape, from Album for Zhou Lianggong
Yun Xiang
datable to 1645–55
Landscape, Ye Xin Chinese, Double album leaf from a collective album of twelve paintings and facing pages of calligraphy; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape
Ye Xin
datable to 1645–55
Mountain Retreat, leaf from Album for Zhou Lianggong, Shi Lin Chinese, Leaf from a collective album of many leaves; ink and color on paper, China
Mountain Retreat, leaf from Album for Zhou Lianggong
Shi Lin
datable to 1654–55
White Crane Mountain, leaf from Album for Zhou Lianggong, Ye Xin Chinese, Leaf from a collective album of many leaves; ink and color on paper, China
White Crane Mountain, leaf from Album for Zhou Lianggong
Ye Xin
datable to 1654–55
Autumn Landscape, leaf from Album for Zhou Lianggong, Xiang Shengmo Chinese, Leaf from a collective album of many leaves; ink and color on paper, China
Autumn Landscape, leaf from Album for Zhou Lianggong
Xiang Shengmo
ｄａｔｅｄ 1654
Landscape after Tang Di, Sheng Dan Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China
Landscape after Tang Di
Sheng Dan
1638
Landscapes, Yang Bu Chinese, Album of twenty leaves; ink on paper, China
Landscapes
Yang Bu
1655
Incense burner with figures in landscape, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China
Incense burner with figures in landscape
China
1707
Poems from the Pavilion of True Meaning, Zhou Lianggong Chinese, Album of twenty-eight leaves; ink on paper, China
Poems from the Pavilion of True Meaning
Zhou Lianggong
datable to 1663 or later
Vase with scenes from Romance of the West Chamber , Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China

Vase with scenes from Romance of the West Chamber

China
late 17th century
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
On loan to The Met
Sailboat laden with wine
Gong Xian
1670s?
Landscapes and trees, Gong Xian Chinese, Album of twelve leaves; ink on paper, China
Landscapes and trees
Gong Xian
ca. 1679
Landscapes painted for Yuweng, Fan Qi Chinese, Album of eight leaves; ink and color on paper, China
Landscapes painted for Yuweng
Fan Qi
dated 1673
Landscapes, Ye Xin Chinese, Four leaves from an album of twelve leaves; ink and color on silk, China
Landscapes
Ye Xin
dated 1652
Reminiscence of Jinling, Wang Gai Chinese, Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China
Reminiscence of Jinling
Wang Gai
1686
Album of painting and calligraphy for Maoshu, Various artists , Chinese,17th century, Album of fourteen paintings and facing pages of calligraphy; ink and color on paper, China
Album of painting and calligraphy for Maoshu
Various artists
1666–80
Portrait of Nicolas Trigault in Chinese Costume, Peter Paul Rubens Flemish, Black, red, and white chalk, blue pastel, and pen and brown and black ink on light brown laid paper
Portrait of Nicolas Trigault in Chinese Costume
Peter Paul Rubens
1617
Remote Valleys, Sounds of Waterfalls, Deep Forests, Liu Yu Chinese, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Remote Valleys, Sounds of Waterfalls, Deep Forests
Liu Yu
dated 1678
Poetic maxim in clerical script, Zheng Fu Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China
Poetic maxim in clerical script
Zheng Fu
dated 1691
Landscapes, Shitao (Zhu Ruoji) Chinese, Album of eight leaves; ink and color on paper, China
Landscapes
Shitao (Zhu Ruoji)
ca. 1690
On loan to The Met
Thatched cottage in an autumn grove
Gao Cen
1650
Landscapes
Gao Cen
1682
Dish with poem “The Pavilion of the Prince of Teng” by Du Fu (712–770), Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China
On loan to The Met
Dish with poem “The Pavilion of the Prince of Teng” by Du Fu (712–770)
China
ca. 1650–60
Vase with poetry and painting on literary gathering, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China
Vase with poetry and painting on literary gathering
China
late 17th century
Dwelling among mountains and clouds, Gong Xian Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China
Dwelling among mountains and clouds
Attributed to Gong Xian
17th century
The Water Margin, Woodblock-printed book; ink on paper, China
The Water Margin
China
ca. 1610–40
On loan to The Met
Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy
Illustrated by Hu Zhengyan
1817 edition
Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting, Wang Gai Chinese, Seventeen volumes of woodblock-printed books; ink on paper, China
Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting
Illustrated by Wang Gai
Leaf from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy, Individual leaf from a printed book; ink and color on paper, China
Leaf from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy
China
first edition printed in 1633
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy, Hu Zhengyan , and others Chinese, Individual leaf from a printed book; ink and color on paper, China
Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy
Illustrated by Hu Zhengyan
first edition printed in 1633
Page from Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy, Hu Zhengyan , and others Chinese, Individual leaf from a woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper, China
Page from Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy
Hu Zhengyan
first edition printed in 1633
On loan to The Met
Viewing Plum Blossoms at Shizhuchong
Wang Gai
1692
On loan to The Met
Homage to a Strange Rock
Lan Ying
dated 1654
The Sound of Spring in a Lonely Valley, Hongren Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China
The Sound of Spring in a Lonely Valley
Hongren
1661
Peaks near the Cloud Boat residence , Xuezhuang Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China
On loan to The Met

Peaks near the Cloud Boat residence

Xuezhuang
1695
The strange pines of Mount Tiantai, Dai Benxiao Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China
The strange pines of Mount Tiantai
Dai Benxiao
1687
Rock in the form of a fantastic mountain, Black Lingbi limestone; wood stand, China
Rock in the form of a fantastic mountain
China
18th–19th century (?)
Strolling in a misty valley, Mei Qing Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on satin, China
Strolling in a misty valley
Mei Qing
1649
Poem on boating on the Qinhuai River, Mei Qing Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China
On loan to The Met
Poem on boating on the Qinhuai River
Calligrapher Mei Qing
Undated
On loan to The Met
Verdant Waves Shake the Mountains
Zha Shibiao
1678
Scholar's rock, Black Lingbi limestone; wood stand, China
Scholar's rock
China
Studio in an Autumn Grove, Ding Yunpeng Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China
On loan to The Met
Studio in an Autumn Grove
Ding Yunpeng
dated 1578
Landscapes
Xiao Yiyun
1650
Scholar’s rock, White Taihu limestone; wood stand, China
Scholar’s rock
China
probably 17th century
Marvelous Verses without Sounds, Xiao Yuncong Chinese, Album of twelve leaves; ink and color on paper, China
On loan to The Met
Marvelous Verses without Sounds
Xiao Yuncong
ca. 1660–73
Rock in the form of a fantastic mountain, Taihu limestone; wood stand, China
Rock in the form of a fantastic mountain
China
20th century
Bamboo and the Thousand-Character Classic, Zhan Jingfeng Chinese, Handscroll; ink on paper, China
Bamboo and the Thousand-Character Classic
Zhan Jingfeng
1599
Cottage Beneath the Pines, Zheng Zhong Chinese, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf, ink on gold paper, China
Cottage Beneath the Pines
Zheng Zhong
1616
Visiting a friend at his mountain retreat, Yao Wenxie Chinese, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on gold paper, China
Visiting a friend at his mountain retreat
Yao Wenxie
1661
Landscapes of Taiping Prefecture, Xiao Yuncong Chinese, Woodblock-printed book; ink on paper, China
Landscapes of Taiping Prefecture
Xiao Yuncong
1648
Rock in the form of a fantastic mountain, Gray Lingbi limestone; wood stand, China
Rock in the form of a fantastic mountain
China
18th century