Most Famous

The Most Famous Artworks of National Palace Museum

The 60 most celebrated works of the National Palace Museum museum, ranked by renown across 577 works in the catalog.

A note on the ranking: "fame" here is a measure of renown, not of merit — synthesised from how widely a work is cited and held. It leans toward the Western canon and the best-digitised collections. Read it as a popular index, not a verdict.

  1. One Hundred Horses
    One Hundred Horses Giuseppe Castiglione · 1728
  2. Homeward Oxherds in Wind and Rain
  3. Wind in Pines Among a Myriad Valleys
  4. Bamboo and Shrike
    Bamboo and Shrike Li Anzhong · 1150
  5. Magpies and Hare
    Magpies and Hare Cui Bai · 1061
  6. A Palace Concert
    A Palace Concert Unknown · 850
  7. Breaking the Balustrade
  8. Seated Portrait of Emperor Gaozong
  9. Song Renzong seated
  10. Qingming in Brief
    Qingming in Brief Zhang Zeduan · 1125
  11. portrait of Tang Gaozu
  12. Emperor Wu-tsung of the Ming Dynasty
  13. Seated Portrait of the Ming Emperor Xuanzong
  14. 元代帝半身像册-元宁宗皇帝像
  15. "As-You-Wish" Piebald
    "As-You-Wish" Piebald Giuseppe Castiglione · 1748
  16. 明太祖半身像(二) 軸
  17. 宋孝宗坐像 軸
  18. 宋代帝半身像册-宋朝哲宗皇帝像
  19. Seated Portrait of Emperor Ningzong
  20. 明宣宗坐像(二) 軸
  21. The Immortal Paradise Building in the Mountain
  22. 宋高宗后坐像 軸
  23. 明太祖坐像(六) 軸
  24. Seated Portrait of Song Taizu
  25. 宋代帝半身像册-宋朝仁宗皇帝像
  26. 宋宣祖坐像
    宋宣祖坐像 Unknown
  27. Mt. K'uang-lu
    Mt. K'uang-lu Jing Hao · 900
  28. 明太祖坐像(四) 軸
  29. 宋太祖半身像(一)
  30. 支硎山图
    支硎山图 Lu Zhi
  31. White-robed Guanyin Bodhisattva
  32. 宋代帝半身像册-宋朝度宗皇帝像
  33. 唐太宗半身像
  34. Man Herding Horses
    Man Herding Horses Han Gan · 750
  35. 名繪集珍 冊  宋劉松年天女獻花
  36. 宋代帝半身像册-宋朝宁宗皇帝像
  37. Travelers Among Mountains and Streams
  38. Aquatic Plants and Fish
    Aquatic Plants and Fish Giuseppe Castiglione · 1750
  39. 宋代帝半身像册-宋朝光宗皇帝像
  40. Ayusi Sweeping Bandits with a Lance
    Ayusi Sweeping Bandits with a Lance Giuseppe Castiglione · 1755
  41. 宋代帝半身像册-宋朝英宗皇帝像
  42. 宋光宗坐像 軸
  43. 明孝宗坐像 軸
  44. 明太祖坐像(五) 軸
  45. 元代帝半身像册-元成宗皇帝像
  46. 宋代帝半身像册-宋朝钦宗皇帝像
  47. 明世宗坐像 軸
  48. Emperor Ming-huang's Flight to Szechuan
  49. 宋代帝半身像册-宋朝太祖皇帝像
  50. 明太祖半身像(四) 軸
  51. Golden Pheasants in Spring
    Golden Pheasants in Spring Giuseppe Castiglione · 1750
  52. Walking on a Mountain Path in Spring
  53. 名繪集珍 冊  宋夏珪松厓客話
  54. 明太祖半身像(三) 軸
  55. 宋太宗立像
    宋太宗立像 Unknown
  56. 宋度宗坐像 軸
  57. 紈扇畫冊 冊 宋李安忠竹鳩.
  58. Gathering of Auspicious Signs
    Gathering of Auspicious Signs Giuseppe Castiglione · 1723
  59. 宋緙絲富貴長春 軸
  60. Cascading Water in the Spring Mountains after Zhao Mengfu