Rear View of the Mountain Villa for Watching Clouds

Yu Zouyan

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Yu Zouyan inherited the manner of Wang Yuanqi from his father, who had studied with Wang’s grandson Wang Chen. Here, he applies Wang Yuanqi’s signature combination of ink texturing with blue and green dots to depict the villa of a prominent scholar-official named Zhang Xianghe.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.

Metropolitan Museum of Art