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Painting of a crowded St. Mark's Square in Venice with the basilica, tall campanile, and arcaded buildings under a cloudy sky

Piazza San Marco, Venice

Luca Carlevarijs, ca. 1709

Fan-shaped painting of a pavilion, pine tree, bamboo grove and rocky cliff in a landscape by Song Maojin.

Dwelling in landscape

Song Maojin, 17th century

Ink painting on a fan leaf of a rooster standing among bamboo and grasses, with a branch above and calligraphy at left.

Landscape with Chicken

Painting of a busy Venetian waterfront with the Doge's Palace, moored ships, gondolas, and crowds under a cloudy sky.

The Molo, Venice, Looking West

Luca Carlevarijs, ca. 1709

Ink painting on a fan-shaped leaf of bare trees and a small standing figure on a hillside, with red seals.

Figure standing in a grove of trees

Li Liufang, 1613

Fan-shaped painting of a seated figure in a pavilion beneath pine and willow trees, with mountains at left on gold ground.

Landscape with figure

Chen Jichun, 1635

Fan-shaped landscape painting of cliffs, red maple trees and a pavilion on a hill, with inscription and red seals.

Azure Cliff with Red Maples

Wu Bin, dated 1603

Ink landscape on a fan showing a small boat on a misty river, mountains behind, and autumn trees with red foliage.

Setting Sun on the Autumn River

Pan Yunyu, 1604 or 1664

Ink painting on a fan-shaped gold leaf showing trees, willows, and a fisherman in a small boat on water.

Landscape with fisherman

Qi Zhijia, 1643

Ink painting on a gold fan leaf of a bird perched among flowering branches with blossoms and leaves.

Bird on a flowering branch

Zhang Chong, late 16th or early 17th century

Fan-shaped painting of willow trees, a riverbank, small figures on a path, and layered blue-green mountains in the distance.

Landscape After Wen Zhengming

Shao Mi, dated 1640

Ink landscape on a fan-shaped leaf with mountains, a riverbank, a small pavilion among trees, and calligraphy.

River landscape

Zhuang Jiongsheng

Folding fan leaf with a gnarled plum branch bearing white and pink blossoms, calligraphy and red seals on a gold ground.

Plum Blossoms

Wen Zhi, dated 1670

Ink landscape on a fan-shaped gold leaf showing a pointed mountain, bamboo grove, and moored boats along a riverbank.

Riverscape with moored boats

Wu Shantao, late 17th or early 18th century

Monochrome hanging scroll of craggy mountains, a pavilion among trees, and figures on a bridge, with calligraphy at upper rig

Enjoying the Moon: Landscape in the Manner of Wang Meng

Gu Yide, dated 1628

Ink landscape hanging scroll with a waterfall, rocky mountains, gnarled trees and calligraphy with red seals.

Recluse gazing at a waterfall

Ju Jie, 1559

Ink landscape handscroll with misty mountains, clustered trees, a riverbank, small buildings, and red seals.

Landscape in the Style of Mi Fu

Dong Qichang, dated 1611 and 1612

Hanging scroll of a black cat curled on rocks above white narcissus flowers, with calligraphy and red seals in the upper righ

Black Cat and Narcissus

Zhu Ling, 19th century

Ink drawing on buff paper of several water buffaloes, one with a small seated figure on its back.

Water Buffaloes

Zhang Hong, dated 1639

Ink painting of bamboo stalks and leaves on pale paper, with calligraphic inscription and red seals at upper right.

Bamboo

Hanging scroll of a dark vase with lotus blossoms and white flowers beside a bowl of rocks on an ochre ground.

Vase of Flowers

Ink landscape of bare trees, a thatched hut and rocky hills under soft grey mist.

Landscapes of the Twelve Months

Gong Xian, ca. 1685

Hanging scroll with a standing woman holding a plum branch by a rock and a seated figure in red in the foreground.

Girl Arranging Flowers

Fan-shaped ink and color painting of a squirrel among blue grape clusters, green leaves, vines, and a rock.

Squirrel and Grape

Liu Deliu, dated 1868

Hanging scroll of a hawk on a pine branch beside red plum blossoms and a rock, painted in ink and color.

Hawk, pine, plum, and rock

Zhu Cheng, dated 1873

Hanging scroll of a misty mountain valley with pine trees, pavilions and rocky cliffs, with calligraphy at upper left.

Strolling in a misty valley

Sketch of a tiger with open jaws among bare and leafy trees, with faint underdrawing and red inscriptions on paper.

Study for a Tiger Hunt

Sheikh Taju, 1780

Ink drawing of two robed men walking past a tall tree and mountains, one carrying a basket and tool, with Chinese text at rig

Liu Chen and Ruan Zhao Entering the Tiantai Mountains

Hanging scroll of a robed scholar walking beneath pine trees before blue-green mountains on a gold ground.

Scholar-recluse in blue-green landscape

Chen Hongshou, 1633

Hanging scroll of two women in kimono, one holding a lantern, with calligraphy above, by Utagawa Toyokuni I.

Woman and Attendant

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1795