Selected Artworks

Buddha of Medicine (Bhaisajyaguru)

Date: ca. 700 Medium: Woodblock print; ink on paper Accession Number: PI.002b

Preaching Buddha

Date: ca. 700 Medium: Wooblock print; ink on paper with added color Accession Number: PI.003b

Avalokiteshvara

Date: 9th century Medium: Woodblock print; ink on paper Accession Number: PI.004

Avalokiteshvara

Date: 9th century Medium: Woodblock print; ink on paper with added mount and colors Accession Number: PI.005

Buddha Amitabha

Date: mid-10th century Medium: Woodblock print; ink on paper Accession Number: PI.006

Avalokiteshvara

Date: late 9th–early 10th century Medium: Woodblock print, ink on paper Accession Number: PI.009

Compassionate and Merciful Avalokiteshvara, Savior from Perils

Date: 947 Medium: Woodblock print, ink on paper Accession Number: PI.007

Bodhisattva Mahapratisara with the Text of “Da Sui qiu tuoluoni”

Engraved by Wang Wenzhao (Chinese, active second half of the 10th century)

Date: 980 Medium: Woodblock print; ink on paper Accession Number: PI.011

Classic of Spiritual Flight

Attributed to Zhong Shaojing (Chinese, active ca. 713–41)

Date: ca. 738 Medium: Album of nine leaves; ink on paper Accession Number: 1989.141.1a–i

Banner with Bodhisattva, possibly Mahamayuri

Date: 9th–10th century Medium: Ink and pigment on silk Accession Number: 2007.294a, b

Samyutagama Sutra, chapter 25, from the Jinsushan Tripitaka

Unidentified artist

Date: datable to 1060s–1080s Medium: Handscroll; ink on paper Accession Number: 1989.363.2

The Vimalakirti Sutra

Unidentified artist

Date: dated January 13, 1119 Medium: Handscroll; gold and silver on purple silk Accession Number: 47.18.2

Avalokiteshvara

Date: 910 Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk Accession Number: PI.146

Western Paradise of Buddha Amitâbha

Date: ca. 1900 Medium: Hanging scroll; woodblock print, ink on thin paper Accession Number: PI.012

Allaying the Summer Heat under Wutong Trees, after Shen Zhou, Leaf from the Mustard Seed Garden Painting Manual, part 1, vol. 5

Wang Gai (Chinese, 1645–1710)

Date: ca. 1800 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.023

Weiqi Players

Date: ca. 1644–1753 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.040

Beauty with Child

Date: ca. 1644–1753 Medium: Woodblock print; color on paper Accession Number: PI.041

Yang Guifei in a Flower Garden

Date: ca. 1644–1753 Medium: Woodblock print; color on paper Accession Number: PI.042

Cui Hu Stealing the Slipper

Date: ca. 1644–1753 Medium: Woodblock print; color on paper Accession Number: PI.043

Mr. Mei Makes an Exchange through Trickery

Accession Number: PI.044

Medium: Woodblock print; color on paper Accession Number: PI.044

Lifting a Tripod at Lintong

Date: 20th century Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.045

Three Equestrians

Accession Number: PI.046

Medium: Woodblock print; color on paper Accession Number: PI.046

Travelers through Evening Snow

Date: possibly 18th century Medium: Woodblock print; color on paper Accession Number: PI.047

Cao Zhi Composing Poetry

Date: second half of the 17th century Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.048

Illustrations and Explanations on Correct Cultivation

Jiao Hong (Chinese, 1541–1620)

Date: 1590–1600 Medium: Woodblock-printed book; ink on paper Accession Number: PI.013

Ink Garden of the Cheng Family

Cheng Dayue (Chinese, 1541–ca. 1616)

Date: ca. 1606 Medium: Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.014a, b

Buddha’s Hand Fruits, after Gao You (active first half of the 17th century) Leaf from the Ten Bamboo Studio Collection of Calligraphy and Painting

After Gao You (Chinese, active first half of the 17th century)

Date: ca. 1633 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.016

Lichened Stone and Plants, after Ling Yunhan (active second half of the 14th century), Leaf from the Ten Bamboo Studio Collection of Calligraphy and Painting

Ling Yunhan (Chinese, active second half of the 14th century)

Date: ca. 1633–1703 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.019

Bird and Bamboo, after Ling Yunhan (active second half of the 14th century), Leaf from the Ten Bamboo Studio Collection of Calligraphy and Painting

After Ling Yunhan (Chinese, active second half of the 14th century)

Date: ca. 1633 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.017

Bamboo in Mist, after Ge Zhongxuan (ca. 1577–ca. 1636), Leaf from the Ten Bamboo Studio Collection of Calligraphy and Painting

After Ge Zhongxuan (Chinese (ca. 1577–ca. 1636))

Date: ca. 1633 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.018

Branch with Fruit, Leaf from the Ten Bamboo Studio Collection of Calligraphy and Painting

Date: 17th century Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.020

Branch with White Blossoms, after Shen Cunde (ca. 1573–ca. 1644), Leaf from the Ten Bamboo Studio Collection of Calligraphy and Painting

After Shen Cunde (Chinese (ca. 1573–ca. 1644))

Date: 17th century Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.021

Magpies and Prunus

Ding Liangxian (active first half of the 18th century)

Date: ca. 1700–1750 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.032

Antiquities with Flower Branches

Ding Liangxian (active first half of the 18th century)

Date: ca. 1700–1750 Medium: Woodblock print; color on paper Accession Number: PI.036

Song of the Twelve Months in the Tune of the Tea Picker’s Song

Ding Liangxian (active first half of the 18th century)

Date: ca. 1700–1750 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.034

Orchids in Rain, after Wen Zhengming, Leaf from the Ten Bamboo Studio Collection of Calligraphy and Painting, vol. 2

After Wen Zhengming (Chinese, 1470–1559)

Date: ca. 1703 Medium: Woodblock print; black ink on paper Accession Number: PI.022

Two Peonies, Leaf from the Japanese edition of the Mustard Seed Garden Painting Manual, vol. 1 of 6

After Wang Gai (Chinese, 1645–1710)

Date: 1748 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.030

Two Peonies, Leaf from the Mustard Seed Garden Painting Manual, part 3

Date: ca. 1701 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.031

Rock with Butterfly, Leaf from the Mustard Seed Garden Painting Manual, part 3

Date: ca. 1701 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.027

Bamboo and Mantis, Leaf from the Mustard Seed Garden Painting Manual, part 3

Wang Gai (Chinese, 1645–1710)

Date: ca. 1701 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.028

Flower Basket

Ding Family Workshop (Chinese)

Date: ca. 1700–1750 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.029

Fruit Plate

Ding Family Workshop (Chinese)

Date: ca. 1700–1750 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.033

Landscape, after Ni Zan, Leaf from the Mustard Seed Garden Painting Manual, part 1, vol. 5

Wang Gai (Chinese, 1645–1710)

Date: ca. 1800 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.024

Lotus Flowers, Leaf from the Mustard Seed Garden Painting Manual, part 3

After Zhang Lu (Chinese, active early 18th century)

Date: ca. 1701 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.025

Iris and Rock, from Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting, Part 3

Date: ca. 1701 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.026

Magnolia and Bees

Ding Yingzong (Chinese, active ca. 1700–1750)

Date: ca. 1700–50 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on blind-pressed paper Accession Number: PI.140

All Nations Coming to Court

Accession Number: PI.035

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.035

Antiquities

Date: ca. 1644–1753 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.049

Leaf from the Imperially Commissioned Illustrations of Agriculture and Sericulture

Jiao Bingzhen (active ca. 1680–1720)

Date: preface dated 1696 Medium: Woodblock print from an album of 46 leaves; ink on paper with hand coloring Accession Number: PI.070

Morning Glow on the Western Ridge, from the series Thirty-six Views of the Summer Palace

Matteo Ripa (Ma Guoxian) (Italian, 1682–1746)

Date: 1711–13 Medium: Copperplate engraving on paper Accession Number: PI.071

The Great Fountain, Main Facade

Unidentified artist

Date: 1783–86 Medium: Copperplate engraving on paper Accession Number: PI.078

The Great Victory of Qurman

Unidentified artists

Date: 1760 Medium: Fragment of a painting mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color on silk Accession Number: PI.080

The Great Victory of Qurman

after a drawing by Giovanni Damasceno Salusti ( (1727–1781))

Date: 1770 Medium: Copperplate etching and engraving on European paper Accession Number: PI.079

The Battle at Tam-dy and Tru-huu

Unidentified artist

Date: 1789–90 Medium: Copperplate engraving on Chinese paper Accession Number: PI.077

Engraved copperplate for The Battle at Tam-dy and Tru-huu

Date: 1789–90 Medium: Engraved copper plate for printing Accession Number: PI.142

Lifting the Siege of the Black River Camp

After a drawing by Giuseppe Castiglione (Italian, Milan 1688–1766 Beijing)

Date: 1771 Medium: Copperplate etching and engraving on European paper Accession Number: PI.075

Victory Banquet for Meritorious Officers and Soldiers

after a drawing by Giuseppe Castiglione (Italian, Milan 1688–1766 Beijing)

Date: 1770 Medium: Copperplate etching and engraving on European paper Accession Number: PI.076

Leaping Carp

Date: ca. 1644–1753 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.037

One Hundred Boys

Date: Design dated 1743 Medium: Woodblock print; color on paper Accession Number: PI.038

Four Imperial Concubines

Date: Design dated 1747 Medium: Woodblock print; ink on paper Accession Number: PI.039

Calendar Poster with a Lady

Hu Boxiang (Chinese, 1896–1989)

Date: 1930 Medium: Photolithograph; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.134

The Third Nun of Mount Xiang

Date: late 19th–early 20th century Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper with additional hand coloring and varnish Accession Number: PI.057

The Military Door Guard “Bring in Emoluments”

Date: 18th century Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.051

The Military Door Guard “Rise in Rank”

Date: 18th century Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.052

Demon-Queller Zhong Kui

Date: 18th century Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.053

Door Guardian

Date: early 18th century Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper with additional hand coloring Accession Number: PI.050

The Kitchen God

Date: dated 1873 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper with additional hand coloring Accession Number: PI.054

The Heavenly Official Bestows Happiness

Date: late 19th century Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper with additional hand coloring Accession Number: PI.055

Door Guard Yuchi Gong

Date: early 20th century Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper with additional hand coloring Accession Number: PI.059

Door Guard Zhao Gongming

Date: early 20th century Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.063

Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion

Date: early 20th century Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.058

New Spring

Date: early 20th century Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.066

Relieve the Wounded Soldiers

Liu Lun (Chinese, born 1913)

Date: 1942 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.083

Portrait of Qu Yuan

Yang Newei (Yang Nawei) (Chinese, 1912–1982)

Date: 1942 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.084

The Toy Daddy had Brought Back from the Front

Liu Lun (Chinese, born 1913)

Date: ca. 1940 Medium: Woodblock print; oil-based ink on paper Accession Number: PI.085

Two Boys

Accession Number: PI.060

Medium: Woodblock print; ink, color, and gold on paper with additional hand coloring Accession Number: PI.060

Training at a Tianjin Girls' High School

Date: 1920–30 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.095

The Civil Official Door Guards “Five Great Fortunes” and “Longevity”

Date: early 20th century Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper with additional hand coloring Accession Number: PI.061

The Civil Official Door Guards “Rise in Rank” and “Bring in Emoluments”

Date: early 20th century Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper with additional hand coloring Accession Number: PI.062

Children Write to the Army

Zhang Ding (Chinese, born 1917)

Date: 1949–50 Medium: Watercolor woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.096

Gold and Jade

Date: late 20th century Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.067

Fragrant Plum Blossoms

Accession Number: PI.065

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.065

Field Master

Lai Shaoqi (Chinese, 1915–2000)

Date: 1935 Medium: Woodblock print; oil-based ink on paper Accession Number: PI.081

Barbaric Bombardment

Zhang Hui (Chinese, 1909–1990)

Date: 1938 Medium: Woodblock print; oil-based ink on paper Accession Number: PI.082

The Last Bullet

Huangyan (Zhang Weiyao) (Chinese, 1920–1989)

Date: 1943 Medium: Woodblock print; oil-based ink on paper Accession Number: PI.086

Trackers along the Jialing River

Duan Ganqing (Chinese (1902–1956))

Date: 1940s Medium: Woodblock print; ink on paper Accession Number: PI.093

Listening to a Speech in Yan’an

Li Qun (Chinese, born 1912)

Date: 1940 Medium: Woodblock print; oil-based ink on paper, probably taken from a zinc plate Accession Number: PI.088

New Window Decoration

Luo Gongliu (Chinese, 1916–2004)

Date: 1944 Medium: Woodblock print; oil-based ink on paper Accession Number: PI.087

The Quarrymen (Hewing Rocks)

Wang Qi (Chinese, born 1918)

Date: 1944–45 Medium: Woodblock print; oil based ink on paper Accession Number: PI.089

Raging Tide I: Struggle

Li Hua (Chinese, 1907–1994)

Date: 1947 Medium: Woodblock print; oil based ink on paper Accession Number: PI.092

Plough-Puller and Wife, from the series Peasants’ War

Käthe Kollwitz (German, Kaliningrad (Königsberg) 1867–1945 Moritzburg)

Date: 1902 Medium: Lithograph; printed black with beige tint-stone on Japanese paper Accession Number: PI.143

The Crucible

Huangyan (Zhang Weiyao) (Chinese, 1920–1989)

Date: probably 1946–47 Medium: Multiple woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.090

Burning up Land Deeds

Gu Yuan (Chinese, 1916–1996)

Date: 1947 Medium: Woodblock print; oil based ink on paper Accession Number: PI.091

Old Man

Wang Shuyi (Chinese, 1916–1999)

Date: ca. 1947 Medium: Woodblock print; oil based ink on paper Accession Number: PI.094

Dancing, from the series Highland Barley

Zhao Zongzao (Chinese, born 1931)

Date: 1960 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.098

Singing, from the series Highland Barley

Zhao Zongzao (Chinese, born 1931)

Date: 1961 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.099

Barley, from the series Highland Barley

Zhao Zongzao (Chinese, born 1931)

Date: 1962 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.100

Struggle on the Front Line

Attributed to Li Jingfang (Chinese, born 1935)

Date: 1974 Medium: Etching with aquatint, color on paper Accession Number: PI.102

The Stronghold of War

Attributed to Li Jingfang (Chinese, born 1935)

Date: 1975 Medium: Etching with aquatint; color on paper Accession Number: PI.101

The True Story of Ah Q

Zhao Yannian (Chinese, born 1924)

Date: 1980 Medium: Woodblock print (no. 1 in a series of 60); oil-based ink on paper Accession Number: PI.104

The True Story of Ah Q

Zhao Yannian (Chinese, born 1924)

Date: 1980 Medium: Woodblock print (no. 30 in a series of 60); oil-based ink on paper Accession Number: PI.105

The True Story of Ah Q

Zhao Yannian (Chinese, born 1924)

Date: 1978–80 Medium: Woodblock print (no. 42 in a series of 60); oil-based ink on paper Accession Number: PI.106

Xiling Bridge after Rain

Zhao Zongzao (Chinese, born 1931)

Date: 1959 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.097

Morning on the Huangpu River

Shao Keping (Chinese, born 1916)

Date: 1962 Medium: Woodblock print; oil-based ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.103

Early Spring

Gu Yuan (Chinese, 1916–1996)

Date: 1979 Medium: Woodblock print; oil-based black ink on paper Accession Number: PI.107

Sunrise over South Lake

Shi Handing (Chinese, born 1930)

Date: 1981 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.108

Long Life to the Victory of Chairman Mao's Art and Literature Revolutionary Line

Date: 1972 Medium: Printed poster; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.153

The Fire of Truth (Portrait of Lu Xun)

Zhang Wangqing (Chinese, born 1941)

Date: 1981 Medium: Woodblock print; ink on paper Accession Number: PI.145

Old Vines above Ancient Wall

Wang Qi (Chinese, born 1918)

Date: 1987 Medium: Woodblock print; oil-based ink on paper Accession Number: PI.111

Lu Xun and Uchiyama at the Woodblock-Printing Class

Gan Zhenglun (Chinese, born 1937)

Date: 1981 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.109

Storm on the Embankment

Chen Jinrong (Chinese)

Date: 1980 Medium: Woodblock print; oil-based black ink on paper Accession Number: PI.113

Underground Palace, from the series Ancient Capital: Beijing

Wang Weixin (Chinese, born 1938)

Date: 1981 Medium: Etching on blind-pressed paper Accession Number: PI.119

After Rain

Zhang Peiyi (Chinese)

Date: 1983 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.116

Chatting over Tea

Wu Jide (Chinese, born 1942)

Date: 1984 Medium: Multiblock woodcut; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.121

Village People

Lin Yixiang (Chinese, born 1940)

Date: July 1984 Medium: Multiblock woodcut; ink and color on paper with collagraph Accession Number: PI.122

Doves

A Ge (Jin Ye A Ge, Deng Mingying) (Chinese, born 1948)

Date: 1984 Medium: Woodblock print; oil-based black ink on paper Accession Number: PI.128

Happiness

Chen Yiming (Chinese, born 1950)

Date: 1981 Medium: Woodblock print; oil-based black ink on paper Accession Number: PI.110

Rhythm of the Street, from the series Life in the Big City

Wang Qi (Chinese, born 1918)

Date: 1985 Medium: Woodblock print; oil-based ink on paper Accession Number: PI.112

Morning Melody

Zhang Wangqing (Chinese, born 1941)

Date: 1982–92 Medium: Woodblock print; oil based ink on paper Accession Number: PI.114

Palace Museum, from the series Ancient Capital: Beijing

Wang Weixin (Chinese, born 1938)

Date: 1981 Medium: Etching on blind-pressed paper Accession Number: PI.118

Woodblock

Date: 1980s–90s Medium: Wood Accession Number: PI.135

Woodblock

Date: 1980s–90s Medium: Wood Accession Number: PI.136

Woodblock

Date: 1980s–90s Medium: Wood Accession Number: PI.137

Woodblock

Date: 1980s–90s Medium: Wood Accession Number: PI.138

Door Gods Qin-Qiong and Yuchi Gong

Date: 1980s–90s Medium: Woodblock prints; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.141a–d

Return Journey

Jiang Mi (Chinese, 1912–1989)

Date: 1981(?) Medium: Woodblock print; oil-based ink on paper Accession Number: PI.127

Dream I

Chen Haiyan (Chinese, born 1955)

Date: undated Medium: Multiblock woodcut; ink on paper Accession Number: PI.148

Untitled, from the series Calligraphy

Han Likun (Chinese, born 1938)

Date: 1986 Medium: Woodblock print; printed and applied ink on paper Accession Number: PI.147

In the Street, from the series City Diary

He Weimin (Chinese, born 1964)

Date: 1994 Medium: Woodcut; oil-based ink on Chinese paper Accession Number: PI.129

Mount Huang Series No. 5

Zhao Zongzao (Chinese, born 1931)

Date: 1991 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.149

Bamboo Raft

Jiang Mi (Chinese, 1912–1989)

Date: 1981 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.126

Quiet Riverbank

Song Yuanwen (Chinese, born 1933)

Date: 1982 Medium: Multiblock woodcut; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.117

Melody of Dawn

Lu Fang (Chinese, born 1932)

Date: 1983 Medium: Multiblock woodcut; color and water-soluble ink on paper Accession Number: PI.123

Misty Dawn Over the Qiantang River

Zhao Yannian (Chinese, born 1924)

Date: 1983 Medium: Woodblock print; ink on paper Accession Number: PI.150

Country Sentiments

Hao Boyi (Chinese, born 1938)

Date: 1983 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.125

Sun Rising in the Eastern Sky

Li Hongren (Chinese, born 1931)

Date: 1984 Medium: Lithograph; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.115

Dream

Chen Haiyan (Chinese, born 1955)

Date: 1986 Medium: Woodblock print; oil-based ink on paper Accession Number: PI.132

Snow over the Waterside Village

Wu Jide (Chinese, born 1942)

Date: 1988 Medium: Multiblock woodcut; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.152

East Lake, Shaoxing

Jin Minghua (Chinese, born 1933)

Date: 1990 (?) Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.124

Treasure Series 1: Chinese Goddess

Yu Qihui (Chinese, born 1934)

Date: 1992 Medium: Multiblock woodcut; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.151

Fleeting Years

Wu Jide (Chinese, born 1942)

Date: 1994 Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Accession Number: PI.120

Phantom Landscapes III

Yang Yongliang (Chinese, born 1980)

Date: 2007 Medium: Digital pictures; inkjet print on paper Accession Number: PI.130

Phantom Landscapes III

Yang Yongliang (Chinese, born 1980)

Date: 2007 Medium: Digital pictures; inkjet print on paper Accession Number: PI.131

Book from the Sky

Xu Bing (born 1955)

Date: ca. 1988 Medium: Print from a set of four hand-printed books; ink on paper; blue paper covers; thread binding; walnut box Accession Number: PI.133

The Printed Image in China, 8th–21st Century

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