Updated October 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 11 works by Ma Lin in our catalogue
In short
If you know one Ma Lin painting, it's probably Landscape with great pine (1201), which hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Scholar Reclining and Watching Rising Clouds, Poem by Wang Wei (1225) and Seated Portrait of Fu Xi (1230) round out the three pieces people recognise right away. Our catalogue has 11 works by Ma Lin. Below are the 11 people know best, each with its year, where to find it and what makes it special.
Ma Lin’s Landscape with Great Pine: A Symphony of Symbolism and Innovation Ma Lin's "Landscape with Great Pine" stands as a testament to the artistic spirit of the Southern Song dynasty, capturing not merely a visual representation of nature but also profound Daoist ideals. Created in 1201, this silk painting measuring 25 x 26 cm resides within The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection, offering viewers an unparalleled glimpse into the…
The 6 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Ma Lin | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Museum of Art |
Cleveland | 3 | Scholar Reclining and Watching Rising Clouds, Poem by Wang Wei, Scholar Reclining and Watching Rising Clouds; Poem by Wang Wei, Landscape with Flying Geese |
 National Palace Museum |
Taipei | 3 | Seated Portrait of Fu Xi, Standing Portrait of King Yu of Xia, Listening Quietly to Soughing Pines |
 Metropolitan Museum of Art |
New York | 2 | Landscape with great pine, Untitled (D2X89S) |
 Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art |
Providence | 1 | Magpies and Flowering Plum Tree |
 MOA Museum of Art |
Atami | 1 | Solitary Fisherman on a Wintry River |
 The Palace Museum |
Beijing | 1 | Mume Twigs |
Pick a decade to see its standout piece.
Ma Lin’s Landscape with Great Pine: A Symphony of Symbolism and Innovation Ma Lin's "Landscape with Great Pine" stands as a testament to the artistic spirit of the Southern Song dynasty, capturing not merely a visual representation of nature but also profound Daoist ideals. Created in 1201, this silk painting measuring 25 x 26 cm resides within The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection, offering viewers an unparalleled glimpse into the…
Top of the list is Landscape with great pine (1201), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Right behind it: Scholar Reclining and Watching Rising Clouds, Poem by Wang Wei (1225) and Seated Portrait of Fu Xi (1230).
21 years old. Ma Lin was born in 1180, and Landscape with great pine dates from 1201.
Landscape with great pine, Scholar Reclining and Watching Rising Clouds, Poem by Wang Wei, Seated Portrait of Fu Xi, Untitled (D2X89S), Scholar Reclining and Watching Rising Clouds; Poem by Wang Wei, Landscape with Flying Geese, Standing Portrait of King Yu of Xia, Listening Quietly to Soughing Pines, Magpies and Flowering Plum Tree and Solitary Fisherman on a Wintry River. You'll find the year and the museum of each in the list above.
We have 11 works by Ma Lin in our catalogue, dated 1201 to 1250.
You'll find most of them in Cleveland Museum of Art (Cleveland), National Palace Museum (Taipei) and Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York). The museum list above has the full breakdown.
In 1200s, more than any other time: 2 of the 11 pieces on this page date from then, Landscape with great pine among them.
The earliest piece here is Landscape with great pine (1201); the most recent is Landscape with Flying Geese (1250).
You can see 3 of the pieces on this page at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, including Scholar Reclining and Watching Rising Clouds, Poem by Wang Wei, Scholar Reclining and Watching Rising Clouds; Poem by Wang Wei and Landscape with Flying Geese.
Yes. Every painting on this page is available as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a print, in the size that suits you. Just open the painting's page to order.
