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Ink and colour on silk

Chinese Painting

Mountains and mist, bamboo, a plum branch in snow, a single boat on still water. Ink and soft colour on silk and paper, from the hands of Shen Zhou, Zhao Mengfu, Ni Zan and Wang Hui. Much of the picture is left as open space, so the eye can rest.

23 pictures, pick one to build

Silent fisherman in an autumn wood Shen Zhou, dated 1475 Landscapes Shitao (Zhu Ruoji), ca. 1690 The Kangxi Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Three: Ji'nan to Mount Tai Wang Hui, datable to 1698 Landscapes with poems Gong Xian, 1688 Landscapes Dai Benxiao, late 17th century Outing to Zhang Gong's Grotto Shitao (Zhu Ruoji), ca. 1700 Night-Shining White Han Gan, ca. 750 Landscapes Zhang Feng, dated 1644 Wangchuan Villa Wang Yuanqi, dated 1711 Fragrant Snow at Broken Bridge Wang Mian, 14th century Grooms and horses Zhao Mengfu, dated 1296 and 1359 Garden of the Inept Administrator Wen Zhengming, 1551 Returning Home Shitao (Zhu Ruoji), ca. 1695 Twin Pines, Level Distance Zhao Mengfu, ca. 1310 Autumn Mountains Dong Qichang Fish and rocks Bada Shanren (Zhu Da), dated 1699 Carnations and amaranthus Yun Shouping The strange pines of Mount Tiantai Dai Benxiao, 1687 The Stone Bridge Zhang Feng, dated 1661 Wintry mountains Gong Xian, ca. 1679–89 Two figures after Qiu Ying Liu Yanchong, 1843 Wind among the Trees on the Riverbank Ni Zan, 1363 Summer Garden Chen Chun, ca. 1530