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Ink landscape handscroll showing a misty lake, tall cliffs, small boats, flying birds and distant hills.

Landscape in the Style of Juran and Yan Wengui

Wang Hui, Dated 1713

Ink landscape of misty cliffs, a waterfall, pine trees and small pavilions beneath distant mountain peaks.

Landscapes in the manner of Song and Yuan masters

Yun Shouping, 1667

Fan-shaped painting of pink carnations and feathery amaranthus in soft green and yellow washes, with red seals and calligraph

Carnations and amaranthus

Hanging scroll of pink, purple and white tree peonies rising beside a mineral-dotted rock, with calligraphy at upper left.

Tree Peonies

Handscroll painting of white magnolias, pink peonies, red camellias and plum blossoms on gnarled branches against tan silk.

One Hundred Flowers

Yun Shouping, 18th century

Ink drawing of robed bald figures among rocky cliffs, a stream, and bare trees with blossoms, in grey wash.

The Sixteen Luohans

Shitao, dated 1667

Ink landscape of a twisted tree, rocky path, tiny standing figure and cliff, with calligraphy and red seals in the margin.

Landscape with solitary figure

Shitao, 1660s

Ink painting of tall bamboo stalks and leaves in wind, with calligraphy and red seals at left on a grey ground.

Bamboo in wind and rain

Shitao, ca. 1694

Ink and blue wash fan painting of pine-covered mountains, huts and a small figure, with calligraphy at top.

Landscape

Shitao, dated 1699

Ink and color album leaf of a pavilion on a riverbank with trees, a distant shore, and calligraphy in the upper left.

Wilderness Colors

Shitao, ca. 1700

Ink landscape with craggy rocks, a grotto opening at left, and trees with red foliage, with calligraphy at upper right.

Outing to Zhang Gong's Grotto

Shitao, ca. 1700

Hanging scroll of misty autumn mountains with pines, a thatched hut, small figures and calligraphy in the upper right.

Drunk in Autumn Woods

Shitao, ca. 1702

Ink and color album leaf of two sailboats on a river beside a pavilion on a rocky cliff, with calligraphy and seals.

Landscapes

Shitao, ca. 1690

Ink landscape with misty distant mountains, leafless trees, rocks, and a small roofed pavilion beside red seals.

Landscapes of the Four Seasons

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty mountain peaks, pine trees, a small pavilion, and a seated figure by a stream.

Thirty-six Peaks of Mount Huang Recollected

Shitao, ca. 1705

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty mountains, pine trees, a thatched hermitage and a seated figure, with calligraphy at

Hermitage in Mount Lu

Ink landscape hanging scroll with tall rocky mountains, pine trees, pavilions, a footbridge over a stream, and calligraphy.

Landscape after Wu Zhen

Wang Yuanqi, dated 1695

Handscroll landscape with rocky hills, bamboo, pavilions by a river, a small boat, and distant blue mountains.

Wangchuan Villa

Wang Yuanqi, dated 1711

Hanging scroll of a flowering crabapple branch with a pair of long-tailed birds perched among white blossoms beside a rock.

Flowering Crabapple and Pair of Birds

Shen Quan, dated 1744

Ink wash album leaf of lotus leaves, stalks and reeds with calligraphy and red seals at upper left.

Lotus Leaves and Water Reeds

Ink painting of chrysanthemums beside a tall grey rock with calligraphic inscription and red seals.

Chrysanthemums by a rock

Gao Fenghan, 18th century

Album leaf with pink plum blossoms and blue-green bamboo, with a column of Chinese calligraphy at the left edge.

Landscapes and Flowers

Wang Shishen, dated 1745

Hanging scroll of ink bamboo with dark leaves and branches, beside a column of calligraphy and red seals.

Ink bamboo

Li Shan, dated 1749

Hanging scroll of two swallows on willow branches in ink with calligraphy and red seals at upper right.

Swallows

Ink painting of blossoming plum branches on a hanging scroll with Chinese calligraphy and red seals.

Blossoming plum

Jin Nong, dated 1759

Ink painting of orchids on a handscroll with arching leaves, buds, and a column of calligraphy and red seals at left.

Orchids and bamboo

Zheng Xie, dated 1742

Ink drawing of two deer antlers on a skull base, with red seals and calligraphy on a handscroll.

Two Paintings of Deer Antlers

Qianlong Emperor, dated 1762 and 1767

Handscroll painting of sailing junks on a rippled river passing a shore of willow trees, hills, and village houses.

The Qianlong Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Four: The Confluence of the Huai and Yellow Rivers

Xu Yang, dated 1770

Grey ink landscape on a fan leaf with a tall mountain, pine trees, village houses and mist in a valley.

Landscape

Wang Chen, dated 1788

Ink painting of a lantern-lit pavilion with figures, tiled roofs, bare trees, pine and bamboo.

Drinking in the Bamboo Garden on the Lantern Festival