Chinese landscape paintings
May 2026
These are predominantly Chinese paintings from the Ming, Qing, Yuan, and Song dynasties that depict natural landscape scenes including mountains, rivers, forests, and human settlements using traditional media such as ink, color, and silk.
180 objects · 5 institutions
A Hunt in the Mountains of Heaven
Art Institute of Chicago
Late Ming /early Qing dynasty, 17th century
A Palace
Cleveland Museum of Art
1271–1368
A Pavilion
Cleveland Museum of Art
1127–1279
A Scholar's Retreat amid Autumn Trees
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1403
A Solitary Crane in the Bamboo Grove
Cleveland Museum of Art
early 1600s
A Thatched Pavilion at the Foot of Two Old Cedar Trees
Art Institute of Chicago
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), dated 1693
Autumn Mountains 秋山圖
Art Institute of Chicago
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), early 16th century 明朝
Beggars and Street Characters
Cleveland Museum of Art
1516
Buddhist Retreat by Stream and Mountains
Cleveland Museum of Art
960–85
Carrying a Qin on a Visit
Cleveland Museum of Art
1271–1368
Clearing Autumn Mists in the Chu Mountains
Cleveland Museum of Art
1600s
Clouds and Waves at the Wu Gorge
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1547–67
Clouds over the River before Rain 溪雲欲雨圖
Art Institute of Chicago
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1504
Cloudy Mountains
Cleveland Museum of Art
1130
Conversation in Autumn
Cleveland Museum of Art
1732
Conversation in a Thatched Hut
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1200s
![Daoist Retreat in Mountain and Stream (Landscape after Ni Zan [1301–1374])](https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1962.43/1962.43_web.jpg)
Daoist Retreat in Mountain and Stream (Landscape after Ni Zan [1301–1374])
Cleveland Museum of Art
1567
Dream Journey among Rivers and Mountains, no. 90
Cleveland Museum of Art
1658
Dream Journey to Mt. Tiantai
Cleveland Museum of Art
1814
Drinking in the Moonlight
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1100s–early 1200s
Emperor Song Taizu Visiting Scholar on Snowy Night
Art Institute of Chicago
late 19th century
Empty Arbor and Rapid Waterfall
Cleveland Museum of Art
1468
End of a River
Harvard Art Museums
dated 1960
Famous Scenes of Yandang Mountain
Art Institute of Chicago
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 17th–century
Famous Women
Metropolitan Museum of Art
dated 1799
Fish
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1400
Fish and Rocks
Cleveland Museum of Art
mid- to late 1600s
Fisherman's Joy
Cleveland Museum of Art
1572
Fishermen-Hermits in Stream and Mountain
Cleveland Museum of Art
1300s
Fishing Recluse by an Autumn Grove (秋林漁隱圖)
Art Institute of Chicago
late Ming/early Qing dynasty, 17th century
Full Sail on the Misty River
Cleveland Museum of Art
1200s
Garden for Solitary Enjoyment
Cleveland Museum of Art
1515–52
Gathering at Lanting (Orchid Pavilion)
Cleveland Museum of Art
1400s–1500s
Ghosts
Art Institute of Chicago
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1893
Going up the River at the Qingming Festival
Art Institute of Chicago
Ming Dynasty (1369–1644); late 16th c. 1495–1551
Greeting the Spring
Cleveland Museum of Art
1600
Hall of Lofty Pines
Cleveland Museum of Art
1703
Han Yige
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1368–1644
In the Palace
Cleveland Museum of Art
before 1140
Joint Landscape
Metropolitan Museum of Art
ca. 1509 and 1546
King Yu Moving a Mountain to Control the Floods
Art Institute of Chicago
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century
Lake Scene
Cleveland Museum of Art
1368–1644(?)
Landscape
Cleveland Museum of Art
1644–1911
Landscape
Cleveland Museum of Art
1626
Landscape
Art Institute of Chicago
17th-18th century
Landscape
Art Institute of Chicago
Ming dynasty (1369–1644), dated 1565
Landscape
Cleveland Museum of Art
1644–1911
Landscape
Cleveland Museum of Art
1644–1911
Landscape
Cleveland Museum of Art
1632–1717
Landscape
Cleveland Museum of Art
1368– 1644
Landscape
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Landscape
Art Institute of Chicago
Qing dynasty (1644–1912), 1706
Landscape
Art Institute of Chicago
Qing dynasty/early Republican period, 19th/early 20th century
Landscape after Guo Zhongshu
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1680–1705
Landscape after Huang Gongwang
Art Institute of Chicago
Qing Dynasty (1644–1911); dated 1701
Landscape after Huang Gongwang and Ni Zan
Harvard Art Museums
1599
Landscape after Jing Hao and Guan Tong
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1690–1770
Landscape after Wang Meng
Art Institute of Chicago
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1680
Landscape in China
Rijksmuseum
c. 1930
Landscape in the Style of Ancient Masters: Artist's commentary
Art Institute of Chicago
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), first half of 17th century
Landscape in the Style of Ancient Masters: Songxuezhai Lan Ying
Art Institute of Chicago
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), first half of 17th century
Landscape in the Style of Ancient Masters: after Fang Congyi
Art Institute of Chicago
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), first half of 17th century
Landscape in the Style of Ancient Masters: after Gao Kegong
Art Institute of Chicago
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), first half of 17th century
Landscape in the Style of Ancient Masters: after Ni Zan (1301-1374)
Art Institute of Chicago
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), first half of 17th century
Landscape in the Style of Ancient Masters: after Ni Zan (1301-1374), Cao Zhibo (1272-1355)
Art Institute of Chicago
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), first half of 17th century
Landscape in the Style of Ancient Masters: colophon by Lu Hui, dated 1912
Art Institute of Chicago
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), album dated 1642, colophon dated 1912
Landscape in the Style of Dong Yuan and Juran
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1650
Landscape in the Style of Huang Gongwang
Cleveland Museum of Art
1649
Landscape in the Style of Juran
Cleveland Museum of Art
1368–1644
Landscape with Daoist Immortals Playing Weiqi
Art Institute of Chicago
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 15th-16th century
Landscape with Figures
Art Institute of Chicago
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), dated 1883
Landscape with Figures
Cleveland Museum of Art
1644–1911
Landscape with Fishermen
Cleveland Museum of Art
1600s
Landscape with Poet Tao Yuanming (365–472 CE)
Cleveland Museum of Art
1200s–1400s
Landscape with Woodcutters Returning Home
Cleveland Museum of Art
1200s
Landscape: Beautiful Scenery Frozen in Mist
Art Institute of Chicago
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century
Landscapes
Metropolitan Museum of Art
late 17th century
Leisure Enough to Spare
Cleveland Museum of Art
1360
Listening to the Qin
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1400s–early 1500s
Listening to the Qin (Zither)
Cleveland Museum of Art
1150–after 1225
Listening to the Sound of Autumn in a Misty Grove
Cleveland Museum of Art
1657
Lonely Retreat Overlooking a Misty Valley
Cleveland Museum of Art
1630
Looking for a Monastery in the Misty Mountains
Cleveland Museum of Art
1500–1544
Man on a Hillside under a Tree Overlooking a River
Cleveland Museum of Art
1368?-1644?
Man with Staff by a Stream
Art Institute of Chicago
Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Mansion by the River 青櫺歸隱圖
Art Institute of Chicago
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1810 清朝
Meditative Visit to a Mountain Retreat: In Picture and in Words
Cleveland Museum of Art
1648
Mingling of Clear and Muddy Water at the Junction of the Jing and Wei Rivers
Cleveland Museum of Art
1736–95
Mingling of Clear and Muddy Water at the Junction of the Jing and Wei Rivers
Cleveland Museum of Art
1736–95
Morning Sun over Heavenly Citadel Peak
Cleveland Museum of Art
1614
Mount Hua
Cleveland Museum of Art
1506
Mountain Landscape in Moonlight
Cleveland Museum of Art
1200s
Mountain Terrace and Pavilion
Cleveland Museum of Art
960–1279
Mountain Villa after Rain
Art Institute of Chicago
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1725
Mountainous Landscape after Wang Meng
Art Institute of Chicago
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1715
Mountains of the Immortals
Cleveland Museum of Art
1300–1370
Mt. Qingbian
Cleveland Museum of Art
1617
Mt. Taibo in the Style of Wang Meng
Cleveland Museum of Art
1442
Nine Songs
Cleveland Museum of Art
1361
Noble Hermit in a Mountain Retreat
Art Institute of Chicago
late Ming/early Qing dynasty, 17th century
Old Pine Tree
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1530s
Old Trees by a Cool Spring
Cleveland Museum of Art
1326
Paintings after Ancient Masters: Chrysanthemum
Cleveland Museum of Art
1598–1652
Palace Ladies
Cleveland Museum of Art
1644–1911
Palace Landscape
Cleveland Museum of Art
1000s
Parting at the Gate of the Capital
Art Institute of Chicago
Ming dynasty (1369–1644), 15th century
Pavilion of Eight Poems 八詠樓詩畫
Art Institute of Chicago
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1538
Pine Wind from Myriad Villages
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1600s–1718
Pine-shaded Monastery on a Cloudy Mountain
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1700s
Playing the Qin in a Secluded Valley
Cleveland Museum of Art
1548
Poet Fisherman
Cleveland Museum of Art
1800s
Poetic Feeling in a Thatched Pavilion
Cleveland Museum of Art
1347
Poetic Thoughts in a Forest Pavilion 林堂詩思圖
Art Institute of Chicago
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), c. 1371
Portrait of An Qi
Cleveland Museum of Art
1715
Portrait of Tao Yuanming
Art Institute of Chicago
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), early 19th century
Portrait of Wen Zhengming
Art Institute of Chicago
late Ming/early Qing dynasty, 17th century
Portrait of a Gentleman
Art Institute of Chicago
Yuan dynasty (1260–1368) or Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Portrait of a Gentleman
Art Institute of Chicago
Yuan dynasty (1260–1368) or Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Portrait of a Gentleman
Art Institute of Chicago
Yuan dynasty (1260–1368) or Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Quiet Life in a Wooded Glen 林麓幽居圖
Art Institute of Chicago
Yuan dynasty (1279–1368), dated 1361
Rain-coming Pavilion by the Stone Bridge at Mt. Tiantai
Cleveland Museum of Art
1848
Ramblers over a Winding Stream
Cleveland Museum of Art
before 1330
Recluse Dwellings in the Autumn Mountains
Art Institute of Chicago
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1621
Return to Stone Lake 石湖歸棹圖
Art Institute of Chicago
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1466
Returning Peasants in a Spring Evening
Cleveland Museum of Art
early 1600s
Returning to the Village in a Rainstorm
Cleveland Museum of Art
1530
River Village in a Rainstorm
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1480–1507
River Village: Fisherman's Joy
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1302–3
River and Mountains on a Clear Autumn Day
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1624–27
Road to Shu
Cleveland Museum of Art
1743
Scholar Admiring Autumn Scenery
Metropolitan Museum of Art
late 15th–early 16th century
Scholar Playing a Qin
Cleveland Museum of Art
1800s
Scholar Reclining and Watching Rising Clouds, Poem by Wang Wei
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1256
Scholar Reclining and Watching Rising Clouds; Poem by Wang Wei
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1256
Scholar in Landscape
Art Institute of Chicago
Yuan dynasty (1280–1368), 14th century or later
Scholar-Hermits in the Autumn Mountains
Cleveland Museum of Art
1500–1510
Shade of Pines in a Cloudy Valley
Cleveland Museum of Art
1660
Snow Coloring the World White
Cleveland Museum of Art
1690
Snowy Landscape
Art Institute of Chicago
Ming Dynasty (1368–1644);1470–1559
Solitary Colors of the Autumn Woods
Cleveland Museum of Art
first half 1600s
Song of a Fisherman
Art Institute of Chicago
Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Spring Arriving in the Han Palace 漢宮春曉圖
Art Institute of Chicago
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1717
Spring Landscape
Cleveland Museum of Art
1666
Spring Mist over Jiangnan
Cleveland Museum of Art
1697
Spring Rain Thatched Hut
Cleveland Museum of Art
1650
Strange Rocks
Art Institute of Chicago
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), early 17th century
Streams and Mountains
Cleveland Museum of Art
1372
Streams and Mountains without End
Cleveland Museum of Art
1100–1150
Street Scenes in Times of Peace 太平風會圖
Art Institute of Chicago
Yuan dynasty (1279–1368), 14th century 元朝
Taihu Rock
Art Institute of Chicago
Qing dnasty (1644–1911), c. 1860
Tall Bamboo and Distant Mountains, after Wang Meng
Cleveland Museum of Art
1694
Tao Yuanming's Return Home
Cleveland Museum of Art
1300s
Ten Thousand Li of the Yangzi
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1400s
Terrace Scene with Figures
Metropolitan Museum of Art
17th century
The Hermit Xu You Resting by a Stream
Cleveland Museum of Art
1400s
The Kangxi Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Three: Ji'nan to Mount Tai
Metropolitan Museum of Art
datable to 1698
The Nine Elders of the Mountain of Fragrance
Cleveland Museum of Art
1426–52
![The Ninth Day Literary Gathering at Xing’an [Temporary Retreat]](https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1979.72/1979.72_web.jpg)
The Ninth Day Literary Gathering at Xing’an [Temporary Retreat]
Cleveland Museum of Art
1743
The Poet Lin Bu Wandering in the Moonlight
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1400s
The Wangchuan Villa
Art Institute of Chicago
Ming or Qing dynasty, 17th–18th century
The Wangchuan Villa 網川圖
Art Institute of Chicago
Jin dynasty (1115–1234) or later, 13th century
The Woodcutter of Luofu
Cleveland Museum of Art
1366
Thin Forest and Distant Mountains
Cleveland Museum of Art
1628
Travelers in Autumn Mountains
Cleveland Museum of Art
1300–50
Two Scholar-Musicians in a Landscape
Art Institute of Chicago
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 15th century
Visiting Dai Kui on a Snowy Night 雪夜訪戴圖
Art Institute of Chicago
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 15th century
Visiting an Old Friend in the Spring Mountains
Cleveland Museum of Art
1300s
Waiting for the Moon in the Mid Autumn Festival
Cleveland Museum of Art
1400s
Water Pavilion by Twin Pines
Art Institute of Chicago
Yuan or early Ming dynasty, 14th–15th century
Water Village
Cleveland Museum of Art
1570
Waterfall
Cleveland Museum of Art
1271–1368
White Clouds and Red Trees
Cleveland Museum of Art
1788
Willows
Cleveland Museum of Art
1100s
Winter Landscape
Art Institute of Chicago
Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Winter Scene
Cleveland Museum of Art
960–1279
Winter: Women Enjoying Writing, Reading, and Plum Blossoms
Art Institute of Chicago
Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Xu Jingyang Moving His Family
Cleveland Museum of Art
1644
Yang Pu Moving His Family
Art Institute of Chicago
Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) 元朝
Zhi and Xu's Pure Conversation
Cleveland Museum of Art
1643
Zhongli Quan Crossing the Ocean
Cleveland Museum of Art
1368–1644