Museum Exhibition
Catalogue of Works
Chinese Painting and Calligraphy: Selections from the Collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
50 documented works
Emperor Gaozong|Emperor Xiaozong
南宋 傳高宗/孝宗 行楷書輕舠依岸七絕詩 團扇|Quatrain on fishermen
12th century
Fan mounted as album leaf; ink on silk
9 1/4 x 10 in. (23.5 x 25.4 cm)
View at museumEmperor Xiaozong
南宋 孝宗 行楷書池上水邊聯句 團扇|Couplet on pond scenery
ca. 12th century
Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on silk
9 x 9 5/8 in. (22.9 x 24.4 cm)
View at museumEmpress Yang Meizi
南宋 楊皇后 楷書薄薄殘妝七絕 團扇冊頁 絹本|Quatrain on spring’s radiance
early 13th century
Round fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on silk
Image: 9 1/8 x 9 5/8 in. (23.2 x 24.4 cm)
View at museumChina
南宋 官窯青磁長頸瓶|Vase
12th–13th century
Stoneware with crackled blue glaze (Longquan ware)
H. 11 in. (27.9 cm)
View at museumEmperor Lizong
南宋 理宗趙昀 行書北宋梅堯臣 依韻和資政侍郎雪後登看山亭詩 團扇|Quatrain on Snow-covered West Lake
ca. 1250–60
Round fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on silk
Image: 9 7/8 × 9 7/8 in. (25.1 × 25.1 cm) Mat: 15 1/2 × 14 1/2 in. (39.4 × 36.8 cm)
View at museumMi Fu
北宋 米芾 草書吳江舟中詩 卷|Poem Written in a Boat on the Wu River
ca. 1095
Handscroll; ink on paper
12 1/4 in. × 18 ft. 3 1/4 in. (31.1 × 556.9 cm)
View at museumUnidentified artist
南宋 佚名 明皇幸蜀圖 軸|Emperor Xuanzong's Flight to Shu
mid-12th century
Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
Image: 44 3/4 × 32 5/8 in. (113.7 × 82.9 cm) Overall with mounting: 95 1/2 × 54 in. (242.6 × 137.2 cm) Overall with knobs: 57 1/2 × 95 1/2 in. (146.1 × 242.6 cm)
View at museumUnidentified artist|Fan Kuan
北宋 佚名 倣范寬山水圖 軸|Landscape in the style of Fan Kuan
early 12th century
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Image: 65 3/8 × 41 1/8 in. (166.1 × 104.5 cm) Overall with mounting: 9 ft. 8 1/2 in. × 49 3/4 in. (295.9 × 126.4 cm) Overall with knobs: 9 ft. 8 1/2 in. × 53 3/4 in. (295.9 × 136.5 cm)
View at museumChina
南宋至元 吉州窯如意雲紋磁梅瓶|Bottle with cloud scrolls
13th–14th century
Stoneware with painted decoration on brown glaze (Jizhou ware)
H. 8 1/4 × Diam. 4 1/4 in. Diam. of rim: 1 3/4 in. Diam of foot: 2 5/8 in.
View at museumChina
Bowl with plum blossom and crescent moon
late 13th–14th century
Porcelain with incised decoration under celadon glaze (Longquan ware)
H. 2 in. (5.1 cm) Diam. of rim: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm) Diam. of foot: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
View at museumZhao Cangyun
元 趙蒼雲 劉晨阮肇入天台山圖 卷|Liu Chen and Ruan Zhao Entering the Tiantai Mountains
Zhao Cangyun
Handscroll; ink on paper
Image: 8 7/8 in. x 18 ft. 5 in. (22.5 cm x 564 cm)
View at museumUnidentified artist
南宋 佚名 傳李公麟 豳風七月圖 卷|Odes of the State of Bin
13th century
Handscroll; ink on paper
Image: 11 1/2 in. × 45 ft. 10 3/4 in. (29.2 × 1398.9 cm) Overall with mounting: 11 11/16 in. × 53 ft. 4 in. (29.7 × 1625.6 cm)
View at museumChina
龍泉窯雙耳瓶|Vase with Dragonfish Handles
12th–13th century
Porcelain with relief decoration under celadon glaze (Longquan ware)
H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
View at museumChina
中國 元 吉州窰玳瑁釉梅瓶|Bottle in Meiping Shape with “Tortoiseshell” Glaze
14th century
Stoneware with iron glaze (Jizhou ware)
H. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm); Diam. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
View at museumChina
Vase with abstract decoration
13th–14th century
Stoneware with carved and incised design under celadon glaze (Cizhou ware)
H. 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm); Diam. 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm)
View at museumChina
Wine bottle with lotuses and admonition
13th–14th century
Stoneware with cut-glaze decoration (Cizhou ware)
H. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm); Diam. 9 in. (22.9 cm); Diam. of rim 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Diam. of base 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
View at museumHuang Zongdao|Li Zanhua
北宋/金 傳黃宗道 舊傳李贊華 獵鹿圖 卷|Stag Hunt
Attributed to Huang ZongdaoFormerly Attributed to Li Zanhua
Handscroll; ink and color on paper
Image: 9 11/16 × 31 1/16 in. (24.6 × 78.9 cm) Overall with mounting: 10 1/8 in. × 22 ft. 7 1/4 in. (25.7 × 689 cm)
View at museumUnidentified artist
明 佚名 舊傳韓幹 圉人呈馬圖 卷|Horse and groom
16th century
Handscroll; ink and color on silk
Image: 12 in. × 20 1/4 in. (30.5 × 51.4 cm) Overall with mounting: 12 9/16 in. × 23 ft. 3/4 in. (31.9 × 702.9 cm)
View at museumUnidentified artist
明 佚名 柳馬圖 冊頁|Horse and Willow Tree
early 15th century
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Image: 10 1/8 x 9 in. (25.7 x 22.9 cm)
View at museumUnidentified artist
元/明 佚名 竹榻小憩圖 冊頁|Man Sleeping on a Bamboo Couch
late 14th–15th century
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Image: 10 1/4 x 11 1/2 in. (26 x 29.2 cm)
View at museumDeng Yu
元 鄧宇 竹石圖 軸|Bamboo and rock
ca. 1360–67
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Image: 53 3/16 x 16 5/8 in. (135.1 x 42.2 cm) Overall with mounting: 104 1/4 x 23 7/8 in. (264.8 x 60.6 cm) Overall with knobs: 104 1/4 x 27 1/8 in. (264.8 x 68.9 cm)
View at museumChina
元 景德鎮窯青花馬紋玉壺春瓶|Vase with horses in waves
mid-14th century
Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under a transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
H. 10 5/8 in. (27 cm)
View at museumUnidentified artist
明 佚名 胡笳十八拍圖 卷|Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute: The Story of Lady Wenji
early 15th century
Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
Image: 11 1/4 in. × 39 ft. 3 in. (28.6 × 1196.3 cm) Overall with mounting: 11 1/2 in. × 50 ft. 8 1/16 in. (29.2 × 1544.5 cm)
View at museumUnidentified artists
南宋/元 佚名 六馬圖 卷|Six Horses
13th–14th century
Handscroll; ink and color on paper
Image: 18 3/16 × 66 1/4 in. (46.2 × 168.3 cm) Overall with mounting: 18 9/16 in. × 21 ft. 2 3/4 in. (47.1 × 647.1 cm)
View at museumZhang family workshop
金 磁州窯白地黑彩鶻搏天鵝 “春水” 瓷枕|Pillow with a falcon attacking a swan
12th–13th century
Stoneware painted with brown and black pigment on white slip under transparent glaze (Cizhou ware)
L. 16 1/8 in. (41 cm); H. 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm); D. 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm)
View at museumChen Juzhong
南宋 傳陳居中 胡騎春獵圖 團扇|Nomads hunting with falcons
early 13th century
Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk
9 1/2 × 10 3/4 in. (24.1 × 27.3 cm)
View at museumChina
Bottle with abstract flowers and leaves
14th century
Stoneware painted in brown on white slip under transparent glaze (Cizhou ware)
H.12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm)
View at museumDai Jin
明 戴進 雪歸圖 軸|Returning home through the snow
ca. 1455
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Image: 66 × 32 1/2 in. (167.6 × 82.6 cm) Overall with mounting: 9 ft. 10 3/4 in. × 38 1/2 in. (301.6 × 97.8 cm) Overall with knobs: 9 ft. 10 3/4 in. × 42 3/4 in. (301.6 × 108.6 cm)
View at museumLü Ji
明 呂紀 秋景花鳥圖 軸|Autumn landscape with egrets and ducks
late 15th century
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Image: 58 1/8 x 21 1/2 in. (147.6 x 54.6 cm) Overall with mounting: 106 1/4 x 27 1/2 in. (269.9 x 69.9 cm) Overall with knobs: 106 1/4 x 30 in. (269.9 x 76.2 cm)
View at museumChen Zihe
明 陳子和 古木酒仙圖 軸|Drunken recluse beneath an old tree
early 16th century
Hanging scroll; ink on silk
Image: 69 in. × 40 1/4 in. (175.3 × 102.2 cm) Overall with mounting: 9 ft. 9 in. × 47 3/8 in. (297.2 × 120.3 cm) Overall with knobs: 9 ft. 9 in. × 52 in. (297.2 × 132.1 cm)
View at museumLi Tang|Unidentified artist
明 佚名 舊傳李唐 四時山水圖 卷|The Four Seasons
15th century
Handscroll; ink and color on silk
Image: 13 13/16 in. x 18 ft. 8 3/8 in. (35.1 x 569.9 cm) Overall with mounting: 16 5/16 in. x 35 ft. 1/4 in. (41.4 x 1067.4 cm)
View at museumSong Maojin|Unidentified artist
明 宋懋晉 樓居圖 扇|Dwelling in Landscape
17th century
Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on gold paper
6 1/4 x 18 1/4 in. (15.9 x 46.4 cm)
View at museumQi Zhijia
明/清 祁豸佳 山水 圖|Landscape with fisherman
1643
Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on paper
6 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (16.5 x 49.5 cm)
View at museumZhuang Jiongsheng
明/清 莊冏生 山水 扇面|River Landscape
Zhuang Jiongsheng
Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold paper
6 3/8 x 19 3/4 in. (16.2 x 50.2 cm)
View at museumZou Zhilin
明 鄒之麟 山水圖 扇面|Landscape
mid-17th century
Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold paper
Image: 9 1/2 × 20 1/8 in. (24.1 × 51.1 cm)
View at museumXiang Shengmo
明/清 項聖謨 梅花 扇|Branch of Blossoming Plum
Xiang Shengmo
Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold paper
6 1/2 x 20 in. (16.5 x 50.8 cm)
View at museumChina
清康熙 景德鎮窯青花前後赤壁賦圖方瓶|Square-form vase with decoration of Su Shi’s Former and Latter Rhapsodies on the Red Cliff
China
Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware)
H. 20 3/4 in. (52.7 cm); W. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); D. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); Diam. of rim: 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
View at museumLan Ying
明 藍瑛 紅友圖 軸|Red Friend
17th century
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Image: 58 5/8 x 18 5/8 in. (148.9 x 47.3 cm) Overall with mounting: 85 3/4 x 25 5/8 in. (217.8 x 65.1 cm) Overall with knobs: 85 3/4 x 29 in. (217.8 x 73.7 cm)
View at museumWang Duo
明/清 王鐸 山水圖 軸|Mountain Landscape
dated 1651
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
46 1/8 x 21 5/8 in. (117.2 x 54.9 cm)
View at museumChina
清 太湖賞石|Scholar's rock
19th century
Limestone; wooden stand
Overall (with base): H. 24 3/8 in. (61.9 cm); W 16 1/4 in. (41.3 cm); D. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm)
View at museumWang Duo
明/清 王鐸 山水圖 軸|Landscape
dated 1649
Hanging scroll; ink on satin
Image: 22 x 10 5/8 in. (55.9 x 27 cm) Overall with mounting: 67 x 16 3/4 in. (170.2 x 42.5 cm) Overall with knobs: 67 x 20 3/8 in. (170.2 x 51.8 cm)
View at museumLiu Yu
清 柳堉 山水圖 卷|Traveling Amid Streams and Mountains
1680
Handscroll; ink on paper
10 3/8 x 200 1/4 in. (26.4 x 508.6 cm)
View at museumYan Zhenqing|Wang Shu
Calligraphy after three texts by Yan Zhenqing
dated 1729
Handscroll in six sections; ink on paper
Image: 13 7/8 x 282 5/8 in. (35.2 x 717.9 cm) Overall with mounting: 14 1/2 x 457 1/8 in. (36.8 x 1161.1 cm)
View at museumChina
明崇禎 景德鎮窯青花封神演義人物圖筆筒|Brush holder with scene from Investiture of the Gods
mid-17th century
Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); Diam. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
View at museumChina
清康熙 景德鎮窯青花冰梅紋瓶|Vase decorated with blossoming plum
China
Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware)
H. 18 1/4 in. (46.4 cm); Diam. of neck 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); Diam. of rim: 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); Diam. of base: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
View at museumChina
清康熙 景德鎮窯青花釉裏紅月影梅紋瓶|Vase decorated with blossoming plum
China
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and copper red
H. 18 1/4 in. (46.4 cm); Diam. 8 3/4 in. ( 22.2 cm)
View at museumChina
清康熙 景德鎮窯青花冰梅纹罐|Covered jar decorated with blossoming plum and cracked ice
late 17th–early 18th century
Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware)
H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
View at museumZhang Xihuang
晚明 張希黃 留青竹刻 《醉翁亭記》 詩意圖筆筒|Brush holder with “Ode to the Pavilion of the Inebriated Old Man”
early 17th century
Bamboo
H. 5 1/4 in. (13.4 cm)
View at museumChina
清 康熙 靈璧賞石|Scholar's rock
China
Black Lingbi limestone; wood stand
Overall (with base): H. 18 3/8 in. (46.7 cm); W. 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm); D. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm)
View at museumUnidentified artist
清拓 《史晨碑》 冊 十九世紀拓本|Stele for Shi Chen
19th century rubbing; stele dated 169 CE
Rubbing mounted in an album of thirty-two leaves; ink on paper
Image: 10 7/8 x 5 5/8 in. (27.6 x 14.3 cm) Overall with mounting: 13 7/8 x 7 7/16 in. (35.2 x 18.9 cm)
View at museum