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Hanging scroll of white hibiscus blossoms and green leaves with a white egret standing at the base on a brown ground.

Hibiscus and Egret

Jiang Tingxi, dated 1724

Ink painting on silk of a twisted pine over a seated scholar on a rock, with a moon and misty mountains behind.

Viewing the Moon under a Pine Tree

Ma Yuan, early 13th century

Bird

Ogawa Haritsu, 18th century

Ink painting of a rock outcrop and bamboo stalks with spiky leaves, with calligraphic inscription and red seals at left.

Miniature landscapes

Zhang Zongcang, datable to 1751-54

Hanging scroll of ducks resting among reeds and grasses by water, painted in ink on a muted brown silk ground.

Ducks and Reeds

Hanging scroll of cabbage plants in grey ink wash with pale stalks rising from a rocky base.

Cabbage

Ink landscape album leaf with a large pine branching over a pavilion, a seated figure, and misty mountains beyond.

Landscape with great pine

Ma Lin, second quarter 13th century

Handscroll of a pink peony and a cluster of butterflies in cream, grey, and black on a beige ground.

Flowers and Butterflies

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

Hanging scroll of a peacock with fanned tail beside pink camellias and a gnarled pine on a muted ochre ground.

Peacock with Pine and Camellia

Zhu Duan, dated 1518

Hanging scroll portrait of an elderly man in a blue robe and black cap, standing on a wooden stand against a brown background

Portrait of the artist’s great-granduncle Yizhai at the age of eighty-five

Ruan Zude, dated 1561 or 1621

Hanging scroll portrait of a seated elderly woman in a blue robe with a gold crane emblem and red shawl.

Portrait of the wife of Yizhai

Ruan Zude, datable to 1561 or 1620

The Sixteen Luohans

Chen Xian, spurious date of 1634

Hanging scroll of a flowering plum tree with pale blossoms beneath a full moon, with calligraphy in the upper right.

Flowering Plum in Moonlight and Snow

Liu Shiru, 16th century

Album leaf of an autumn lake landscape with red-leafed trees, misty hills, and calligraphy inscriptions in the margins.

Autumn Landscape, leaf from Album for Zhou Lianggong

Xiang Shengmo, ｄａｔｅｄ 1654

Ink landscape album leaf with a pavilion, arched bridge, pine trees, misty mountains, and calligraphy in the upper right.

Mountain Retreat, leaf from Album for Zhou Lianggong

Shi Lin, datable to 1654-55

Hanging scroll of a misty river landscape with pines, red trees, a sailboat, and a seated scholar by a hut.

Landscape for Zhao Yipeng

Tang Yin, late 15th-early 16th 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

Hanging scroll of crabapple and pink china roses with two birds perched on a branch against a tan silk background.

Crabapple, China rose, and Indian flycatcher

Shen Quan, 1750

Ink drawing on a hanging scroll of robed figures washing a large elephant beside a basin, with a sutra inscription above.

Washing the White Elephant

Chen Zi, undated

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 of a misty mountain landscape with pines, seated scholars by a stream, and calligraphy at upper left.

Landscape dedicated to Xiang Yuanbian

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

Four vertical hanging scroll panels of ink landscapes with mountains, bare trees, and misty water.

Landscapes after old masters

Dai Xi, mid-19th century

Ink and color landscape album leaf with misty mountains, willow and pine trees, and a winding path through a valley.

Landscape

Cheng Tinglu, dated 1827

Ink and color landscape of misty mountains, twisted trees, a stone bridge and a small house beside a valley.

Landscape

Shen Zhuo, dated 1827

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