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Scholar Reclining and Watching Rising Clouds, Poem by Wang Wei by Ma Lin, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Scholar Reclining and Watching Rising Clouds, Poem by Wang Wei

Ma Lin (d. 1260)

c. 1256 · Painting, Album leaf; ink on silk

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Scholar Reclining and Watching Rising Clouds; Poem by Wang Wei by Ma Lin, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Scholar Reclining and Watching Rising Clouds; Poem by Wang Wei

Ma Lin (d. 1260)

c. 1256 · Painting, Album leaf; ink on silk

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Bamboo, Rocks, and Lonely Orchids by Zhao Mengfu, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Bamboo, Rocks, and Lonely Orchids

Zhao Mengfu (d. 1322)

1271–1368 · Painting, Handscroll; ink on paper

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Paintings after Ancient Masters: Chrysanthemum and Rock by Chen Hongshou, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Paintings after Ancient Masters: Chrysanthemum and Rock

Chen Hongshou (d. 1652)

1598–1652 · Painting, album leaf, ink and color on silk

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Streams and Mountains by Xu Ben, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Streams and Mountains

Xu Ben (d. 1380)

1372 · Painting, hanging scroll; ink on paper

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Paintings after Ancient Masters: Scholar Reading in a Thatched Hut by a Waterfall by Chen Hongshou, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Paintings after Ancient Masters: Scholar Reading in a Thatched Hut by a Waterfall

Chen Hongshou (d. 1652)

1598–1652 · Painting, album leaf; ink and color on silk

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Taihu Garden Stone by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Taihu Garden Stone

Unrecorded maker

0 · Stone, Limestone

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Portrait of An Qi by Wang Hui, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of An Qi

Wang Hui (d. 1717)

1715 · Painting, hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

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Playing the Qin in a Secluded Valley by Wen Zhengming, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Playing the Qin in a Secluded Valley

Wen Zhengming (d. 1559)

1548 · Painting, hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper

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Orchids and Rocks by Yi Ha-eung, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Orchids and Rocks

Yi Ha-eung (d. 1898)

1897–98 · Painting, Eight-panel folding screen; ink on silk

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St. John the Evangelist on the Isle of Patmos by Martin Schongauer, The Cleveland Museum of Art

St. John the Evangelist on the Isle of Patmos

Martin Schongauer (d. 1491)

1475–80 · Print, engraving

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