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The Guardian - UK
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Masterpieces of Chinese Paintings - in pictures

China art:
Qiu Ying
Saying Farewell at Hsun-yang
Photograph: V&A
China art: Nine Dragons
Chen Rong
Nine Dragons
Photograph: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
China art: Pomegranates, Autumn Mallows, Chrysanthemums, Blue Magpies and Rooster
Lu Ji
Pomegranates, Autumn Mallows, Chrysanthemums, Blue Magpies and Rooster (last quarter 15th century)
Photograph: The Palace Museum Collection
China art: A Monkey
Mao Song
A Monkey
Photograph: V&A
China art: Court Ladies Preparing Newly Woven Silk
Court Ladies Preparing Newly Woven Silk, Attributed to Emperor Huizong (1082-1135) Photograph: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
China art: Bare Willows and Distant Mountains
Ma Yuan
Bare Willows and Distant Mountains (late 12th century)
Photograph: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
China art: Ren Renfa
Ren Renfa
Four Pleasures 3
Photograph: V&A
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