Portrait of Chabi is a glimpse into the crucial role played by court dress in the consolidation of Mongol rule across Eurasia. Portrait of Chabi by Dr. Eiren Shea
Painting and poetry among friends during Mongol rule in Yuan dynasty China Wang Mian, Plum Blossoms in Ink by Dr. Kristen Loring Brennan and Dr. Steven Zucker
This handscroll is almost thirty-five feet long and illustrates the twenty-one steps of producing rice. Attributed to Cheng Qi, Tilling Rice, after ... by National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
Scholar hermits as fishermen boating on a river is one of Wu’s favorite painting themes. Wu Zhen, Fishermen, after Jing Hao by National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
Bamboo is a very popular subject in Chinese painting, especially among scholar-artists like Ni Zan Ni Zan, A branch of bamboo by National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
Zhao’s opened up artistic possibilities for the Four Yuan Masters, and literati painters in subsequent centuries. Zhao Mengfu, Autumn Colors on the Que ... by Hung Sheng
Despite the short duration of the Yuan dynasty, it was an extremely vital period in the arts. Yuan dynasty (1279–1368), an introduction by National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
A tombstone belonging to an Italian merchant's daughter found in Yangzhou reveals the social and religious plurality of Yuan China Caterina Vilioni’s tomb in Yangzhou by Dr. Krisztina Ilko
A rare Yuan dynasty painting shows animals and insects feeding off each other. Xie Chufang, Fascination of Nature, handscroll by The British Museum
A literati painter, Qian painted landscapes, historical figures and flowers. Qian Xuan, Young nobleman on horseback, handscroll by The British Museum
Zheng’s precise calligraphic strokes lend vitality and movement to these delicate flowers. But are they rootless? Zheng Sixiao, Ink Orchid by Hung Sheng
Dragons! Elephants! A phoenix! Many motifs cover these tall vases, but it’s the inscriptions that date the pair. The David Vases by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker
This enormous Buddhist wall painting exemplifies an important format of Chinese painting rarely seen in the West. Buddha of Medicine Bhaishajyaguru (Yaoshi fo) by Dr. Jennifer N. McIntire and Dr. Steven Zucker
Unroll this handscroll and experience a spectacular panorama of rounded mountains, lush trees, and flowing water. Huang Gongwang, Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains by Hung Sheng