WASHINGTON, DC.- Twenty-seven iconic works of Chinese painting from the Freer’s permanent collection will be on view June 12 – Nov. 28. “Masterpieces of Chinese Painting” offers an exquisite selection of rarely exhibited, light-sensitive works by well-known artists from the late 10th to the early 18th century. “These paintings are masterpieces. Some represent the earliest dated work or only surviving format by some of the most famous artists in Chinese history,” said Joseph Chang, associate curator of Chinese art and curator of the exhibition. The paintings are arranged chronologically, with emphasis on the different schools of Chinese painting, and include works through the Song (960-1279), Yuan (1279-1368), Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties. The paintings portray traditional