Ma Yuan

Chinese · 1140–1225 · Painter

Chinese painter from Song Dynasty (1160-1225)

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Chinese painter from Song Dynasty (1160-1225)

Born 1140, HangzhouDied 1225Occupation PainterWikidata Q433603 ↗ULAN 500336940 ↗Museum works 8

Also known as Qinshan, Yuan Ma

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Ma Yuan, Walking on a Mountain Path in Spring — **Walking on a Mountain Path in Spring**1190
National Palace Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Palace Museum

Ma Yuan, Bamboo and Ducks by a Rushing Stream — **Bamboo and Ducks by a Rushing Stream**1203
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Ma Yuan, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Cleveland Museum of Art

Ma Yuan, The Football Players — **The Football Players**1207
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Ma Yuan, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Cleveland Museum of Art

Ma Yuan, Watching the Deer by a Pine Shaded Stream — **Watching the Deer by a Pine Shaded Stream**1203
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Ma Yuan, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Cleveland Museum of Art

Ma Yuan, Drinking in the Moonlight — **Drinking in the Moonlight**1189
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Cleveland Museum of Art

Ma Yuan, Viewing plum blossoms by moonlight — **Viewing plum blossoms by moonlight**1216
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ma Yuan, Scholar viewing a waterfall — **Scholar viewing a waterfall**1207
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ma Yuan, Conversation in a Cave — **Conversation in a Cave**1212
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Ma Yuan, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

Related artists — Chinese, born 1115–1165