Author name: Jianle Liu

Fuchun Landscape (沈宗敬富春图卷)

A handscroll from the Qing dynasty. The Palace Museum holds it among the paintings of its collection, and the image here is reproduced with the museum’s cre

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Nymph of the Luo River (宋人洛神赋图卷)

A handscroll from the Song dynasty. The Palace Museum holds it among the paintings of its collection, and the image here is reproduced with the museum’s cre

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The Nymph of the Luo River, with the Ode Inscribed by Zhou Tianqiu (明人画洛神赋图周天球书赋图轴)

A hanging scroll from the Ming dynasty. The Palace Museum holds it among the paintings of its collection, and the image here is reproduced with the museum’s

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Emperor Taizong Receiving the Tibetan Envoy (阎立本步辇图卷)

A handscroll from the Tang dynasty (618-907). The Palace Museum holds it among the paintings of its collection, and the image here is reproduced with the mu

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Playing Ball under Banana Shade (宋人名流集藻册-宋人蕉荫击球图页)

A album leaf from the Song dynasty. The Palace Museum holds it among the paintings of its collection, and the image here is reproduced with the museum’s cre

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A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains (王希孟千里江山图卷)

A handscroll from the Song dynasty. The Palace Museum holds it among the paintings of its collection, and the image here is reproduced with the museum’s cre

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Spring Outing (展子虔游春图卷)

A handscroll from the Sui dynasty (581-618). The Palace Museum holds it among the paintings of its collection, and the image here is reproduced with the mus

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Five Oxen (韩滉五牛图卷)

A handscroll from the Tang dynasty (618-907). The Palace Museum holds it among the paintings of its collection, and the image here is reproduced with the mu

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Wuling Chun (吴伟武陵春图卷)

A handscroll from the Ming dynasty. The Palace Museum holds it among the paintings of its collection, and the image here is reproduced with the museum’s cre

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Qianlong-reign painted enamel (falangcai) double-body vase with children at play design

A double-body vase in painted enamel (falangcai), made for the Qing imperial court during the Qianlong reign. Falangcai, or painted enamel, was the most tig

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