Image credits & rights

Each image has its own source and terms. A museum’s open-access programme does not make every image in its collection freely reusable. Consult the individual object record and license before reuse.

Wang Xizhi Watching Geese

Qian Xuan, Wang Xizhi Watching Geese, c. 1295 (detail). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ex coll.: C. C. Wang Family, Gift of The Dillon Fund, 1973. 1973.120.6. Public Domain / CC0.

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White Peony and Rocks

Hua Yan, White Peony and Rocks, 1752. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913. 13.220.119. Public Domain / CC0.

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Four Anecdotes from the Life of Wang Xizhi

Zhao Mengfu, Four Anecdotes from the Life of Wang Xizhi, 1310s (detail). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988. 1989.363.30. Public Domain / CC0.

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Scholar-Recluse in Blue-Green Landscape

Chen Hongshou, Scholar-Recluse in Blue-Green Landscape, 1633. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morse, 1972. 1972.278.1. Public Domain / CC0.

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Peach Blossoms and Peony

Zhao Zhiqian, Peach Blossoms and Peony, c. 1860. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986. Public Domain / CC0.

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Clearing after Rain over Streams and Mountains

Wang Hui, Clearing after Rain over Streams and Mountains, 1662. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988. 1989.363.141. Public Domain / CC0.

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