| Title | Artist/Author | Period | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prologue: The Inspiration from Nature | |||
| Fuxi | Qiu Ying (ca. 1494-1552) | Ming dynasty | |
| The Book of Changes | Anonymous, manuscript by Jiang Heng (1672-1743) | Transcribed 1726-1737, Qing dynasty | |
| Rubbing of a Stele with Eighteen Calligraphic Scripts | Mengying (fl. 10th c.) | Song dynasty | |
| Map of the Heavens | Anonymous | Ming dynasty (1368-1644) | |
| Imperially Endorsed True Meaning of the Heavens | Compiled on orders by Emperor Gaozong (1711-1799) | Manuscript of the Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty | |
| Descriptions of Actual Scenes | |||
| Imperial Banquet by Lantern Light | Ma Yuan (fl. ca. 1190-1224) | Song dynasty | |
| Evening Stroll by Lamplight | Ma Lin (fl. ca. 1195-1264) | Song dynasty | |
| Ten Views of West Lake | Ye Xiaoyan (fl. first half of 13th c.) | Song dynasty | Leaves 1 5, 8, 9 on display |
| Ten color ink sticks with the Ten Views of West Lake | Anonymous | Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty | |
| Porcelain bowl with Tiger Hill scenery in falangcai painted enamels | Anonymous | Yongzheng reign (1723-1735), Qing dynasty | |
| Covered copper jar in painted enamels with landscape scenes | Anonymous | Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty | |
| Jade miniature mountain of Fuqiu Peak | Anonymous | Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty | |
| Journey by Water (I) | Qian Gu (1508-?) and Zhang Fu (1546-?) | Ming dynasty | Leaves 11, 12, 24, 30 on display |
| Map of Shaoxing Prefecture in Zhejiang and its Territory | Anonymous | Ming dynasty (1368-1644) | |
| Geographical Map of the Yangtze River | Anonymous | Shunzhi reign (1643-1661) to Kangxi reign (1661-1722), Qing dynasty | |
| New Engraving of Marvelous Views in the Country | Yang Erzeng (ca. 1575-?) | Imprint of 1610, Ming dynasty | |
| On the Subject of Seasons | |||
| The Classic of Poetry from the Imperial Brush with Illustrations | Gaozong (1711-1799) | Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty | |
| Spring Fortune Collected in a Brocade | Wang Chengpei (?-1805) | Qing dynasty | |
| Ink Marvels from a Forest of Pearls (IV) | Zhang Ruoai (1713-1746) | Qing dynasty | Leaves 3, 12, 13, 22 on display |
| Yangcai porcelain vase with landscape panels and two handles on a revolving neck | Anonymous | Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty | |
| Porcelain bowl with white plum blossoms on a red ground in falangcai enamels | Anonymous | Yongzheng reign (1723-1735), Qing dynasty | |
| Porcelain bowl with orchids and spirit fungi of longevity on a yellow ground in falangcai painted enamels | Anonymous | Yongzheng reign (1723-1735), Qing dynasty | |
| Porcelain bowl with bamboo and rocks in falangcai painted enamels | Anonymous | Yongzheng reign (1723-1735), Qing dynasty | |
| Porcelain bowl with chrysanthemums on a red brocaded ground in falangcai painted enamels | Anonymous | Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty | |
| Copper gall-bladder vase in painted enamels with flowers of the four seasons | Anonymous | Kangxi reign (1662-1722), Qing dynasty | |
| Copper spittoon in painted enamels with flowers of the four seasons and a blue background | Anonymous | Yongzheng reign (1723-1735), Qing dynasty | |
| Artificial rohdea plant in a carved lacquer pot | Anonymous | Qing dynasty (1644-1911) | |
| Jade brush pot with a scene of picking lotuses | Anonymous | Qing dynasty (1644-1911) | |
| Jade brush washer in the form of lotus leaves | Anonymous | Qing dynasty (1644-1911) | |
| Jade brush washer in the form of lotus leaves | Anonymous | Qing dynasty (1644-1911) | |
| Jade toad | Anonymous | Qing dynasty (1644-1911) | |
| Carved bamboo brush washer in the form of a lotus leaf | "Sansong" mark | Early Qing dynasty (ca. 17th century) | |
| Jade miniature mountain of "Autumn Mountains and Red Trees" | Anonymous | Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty | |
| Cloisonné plum vase | Anonymous | Middle to late Qing dynasty (ca. 18-19th century) | |
| Carved bamboo brush washer with plum blossoms | Anonymous | Early Qing dynasty (ca. 17th-18th century) | |
| The World of Imagination | |||
| Inscribed bronze mirror with rows of deities and beasts | Anonymous | Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 CE) | Donated by Mr. Ye Li-sen |
| Bronze mirror with auspicious animals and grapevines | Anonymous | High Tang period (ca. 8th century) | |
| Gold- and silver-inlaid bronze animal-shaped zun | Anonymous | Ming to early Qing dynasty (ca. 17th century) | |
| Cloisonné wheeled-bird zun | Anonymous | Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty | |
| Underglaze-blue phoenix-tail vase with figures and landscapes | Anonymous | Kangxi reign (1662-1722), Qing dynasty | |
| Underglaze-blue porcelain bowl with immortals | Anonymous | Wanli reign (1572-1620), Ming dynasty | |
| Underglaze-blue porcelain cup with lanterns and bees | Anonymous | Wanli reign (1572-1620), Ming dynasty | |
| Porcelain bowl with mountains of immortality and seas of fortune in falangcai painted enamels | Anonymous | Yongzheng reign (1723-1735), Qing dynasty | |
| Porcelain bowl with lanterns of peace in falangcai enamels | Anonymous | Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty | |
| Dark-green jade fish-dragon flower holder | Anonymous | Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty | |
| Riding a Dragon | Ma Yuan (fl. ca. 1190-1224) | Song dynasty | |
| Yuanjiao Study | Wen Boren (1502-1575) | Ming dynasty | |
| Lofty Scholars in Mountains of the Immortals | Wu Bin (fl. latter half of 16th to early 17th c.) | Ming dynasty | |
| Three Friends of Winter | Zhao Mengjian (1199-1264) | Song dynasty | |
| Lantern Viewing | Li Song (fl. ca. 1190-1230), attributed to | Song dynasty | |
| Porcelain zun in the form of an elephant of peace | Anonymous | Qing dynasty (18th century) | |
| Jade screen insert with plum blossoms and a crane | Anonymous | Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty | |
| Releasing a Crane at Solitary Mountain | Xiang Shengmo (1597-1658) | Ming dynasty | |
| Ode on the Red Cliff | Wen Zhengming (1470-1559) | Ming dynasty | |
| Cloisonné flask with scenes from "Odes on the Red Cliff" | Anonymous | Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty | |
| Carved olive pit in the form of a boat | Chen Zuzhang (fl. 18th century) | Qing dynasty | |
| Imperially Endorsed Compendium of Books Past and Present | Jiang Tingxi (1669-1732), et al. | Imprint of 1728, Qing dynasty | |
| Humanity and Nature | |||
| Lao-tzu's Tao Te Ching | Li Er (fl. 6th c. BCE?) | Imprint of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) | |
| Eight Prescriptions to Honor Life from the Yashang Studio | Gao Lian (1573-1620) | Imprint of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) | |
| Essentials of Food and Drink | Hu Sihui (fl. ca. 1314-1330) | Imprint of 1456, Ming dynasty | |
| New Engraving of the True Secrets to Protecting Life | Anonymous | Imprint of 1597, Ming dynasty | |
| The Toad Classic of the Yellow Emperor | Anonymous | Imprint of 1823 (Japan) | |
| Embellished Images of Rash Symptoms | Anonymous | Imprint of 1903, Qing dynasty | |
| Comprehensive Divinations of Great Unity | Liu Zhe | Imprint of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) | |
| Map of Government Offices and Palaces in the Imperial City | Anonymous | Qing dynasty (1644-1911) | |
| Anthology of Poetry by Meng Haoran and Anthology of Poetry by Wang Wei | Meng Haoran (689-740) and Wang Wei (699-759) | Imprint of the late Ming dynasty (1368-1644) | |
| Walking with a Staff Under Pines | Xu Daoning (ca. 11th c.) | Song dynasty | |
| Viewing a Waterfall | Xia Gui (fl. 1180-ca. 1230) | Song dynasty | |
| Fishing in Seclusion by a Willow Bank | Anonymous | Song dynasty (960-1279) | |
| Ox Lowing on a Willow Bank | Anonymous | Song dynasty | |
| Viewing Geese at Orchid Pavilion | Qian Xuan (1239-1301) | Song dynasty | |
| Four Abridged Phrases from "Detailed Ceremonials" | Anonymous | Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) | |
| Jade miniature mountain with a scene of viewing a waterfall | Anonymous | Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty | |
| Jade miniature mountain of the Orchid Pavilion Gathering | Anonymous | Qing dynasty (1644-1911) | |
| Carved boxwood brush pot with the "Elegant Gathering of the Western Garden" | Anonymous | Early Qing dynasty (17th-18th century), Qing dynasty | |
| Songhua inkstone and a lid with a natural landscape pattern | Anonymous | Kangxi reign (1662-1722), Qing dynasty | |
| Porcelain brush rest with Ge-ware type glaze | Anonymous | Qing dynasty, 18th century | |
| Celadon warming bowl in the form of a lotus blossom | Anonymous | Northern Song period (late 11th-early 12th century) | Ru ware |
| Porcelain dish with sky-blue glaze and purple splashes | Anonymous | Jin to Yuan dynasty (ca. 13th century) Jun ware | |
| Black-glazed porcelain bowl with a gold rim and leaf pattern | Anonymous | Southern Song period (1127-1279) | Jizhou ware |
| Black-glazed porcelain bowl with a partridge-spot pattern | Anonymous | Northern Song period (960-1126) | |
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