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Results for "The Chinese Emperor"12 records

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Portraits of the Qianlong Emperor and His Twelve Consorts by Giuseppe Castiglione, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Portraits of the Qianlong Emperor and His Twelve Consorts

Giuseppe Castiglione (d. 1766)

1736–70s · Painting, Handscroll; ink and color on silk

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Poem by Wang Wei in the Cursive Script Style by Song Lizong, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Poem by Wang Wei in the Cursive Script Style

Song Lizong (d. 1264)

1256 · Calligraphy, Album leaf; ink on silk

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The Hermit Xu You Resting by a Stream by Dai Jin, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Hermit Xu You Resting by a Stream

Dai Jin (d. 1462)

1400s · Painting, Hanging scroll; ink and slight color on silk

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Paintings after Ancient Masters: Volume 1 by Chen Hongshou, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Paintings after Ancient Masters: Volume 1

Chen Hongshou (d. 1652)

1598–1652 · Painting, Album with eleven leaves; ink or ink and color on silk

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River and Mountains on a Clear Autumn Day by Dong Qichang, The Cleveland Museum of Art

River and Mountains on a Clear Autumn Day

Dong Qichang (d. 1636)

c. 1624–27 · Painting, Handscroll; ink on Korean paper

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Three Horses and Four Grooms by Ren Renfa, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Three Horses and Four Grooms

Ren Renfa (d. 1328)

c. 1320s · Painting, handscroll; ink and color on silk

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Reminiscences of Qinhuai River by Shitao, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Reminiscences of Qinhuai River

Shitao (d. 1707)

1642–1707 · Painting, Album leaf; ink and color on Song paper

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Paintings after Ancient Masters by Chen Hongshou, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Paintings after Ancient Masters

Chen Hongshou (d. 1652)

1598–1652 · Painting, Double album with twenty-two leaves; ink or ink and color on silk

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A Prunus in the Moonlight by Wang Mian, The Cleveland Museum of Art

A Prunus in the Moonlight

Wang Mian (d. 1359)

1300s · Painting, Hanging scroll; ink on silk

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Barbarian Royalty Worshiping the Buddha by Zhao Guangfu, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Barbarian Royalty Worshiping the Buddha

Zhao Guangfu

900s · Painting, Handscroll; ink and color on silk

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Pine Wind from Myriad Villages by Wu Li, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Pine Wind from Myriad Villages

Wu Li (d. 1718)

late 1600s–1718 · Painting, Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper

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Zhao Mengfu Writing the Heart (Hridaya) Sutra in Exchange for Tea by Qiu Ying, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Zhao Mengfu Writing the Heart (Hridaya) Sutra in Exchange for Tea

Qiu Ying (d. 1552)

1542–43 · Painting, handscroll; ink and light color on paper

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