Chinese painting: Liao and Yuan

The oldest painting in the pavilion was made in China under the Liao dynasty (916 to 1125). Under the Mongol Yuan, many scholars refused to serve the new government and retired to the south to write, play the qin and paint. Their literati painting, often in ink on paper, became the cutting edge of the age. Connected places: North China · Jiangnan.

• Mahamayuri VidyarajaUnrecorded Chinese makers, Liao dynasty (916–1125), 11th century
• Quiet Life in a Wooded GlenWang Meng, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368), dated 1361
• Poetic Thoughts in a Forest PavilionNi Zan, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), c. 1371
• Bamboo, Rock, and Tall TreeNi Zan, c. 1300s
• Writing Books under the Pine TreesWang Meng, c. 1308–85