Asian works on paper, Room 91

Paintings on silk and paper need periods away from light. The Museum’s Asian works on paper therefore appear through changing displays, with particular works shown for limited periods. Room 91 belongs to that exhibition history rather than a fixed stop promising the same paintings on every visit. A collection may contain a celebrated scroll while its public display has a different selection. Check the current exhibition information or ask at the Information Desk if a particular work is the reason for your visit. For looking at a painting on paper or silk, begin with the relationship between its marks and the support beneath them. A brushstroke can describe a figure while also leaving evidence of the movement of the hand.