| Exhibitions | Category | Start | End | Evidence | Counted objects | Reviews |
| Kingfisher Headdresses from China | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 2022-05-21 | 2023-05-21 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Collectibles in Chinese Prints and Paintings of the 17th–20th Century | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 2018-04-21 | 2018-08-05 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Mirroring China’s Past: Emperors, Scholars, and Their Bronzes | C General exhibition | 2018-02-25 | 2018-05-13 | B | 0 | 2 |
| Creative Imitation in Chinese Painting | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 2016-10-03 | 2017-01-08 | A | 0 | 0 |
| The Inspired Chinese Brush | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 2016-02-05 | 2016-10-02 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Figures of the Chinese Imagination, Part II | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 2015-03-09 | 2015-06-05 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Figures of the Chinese Imagination | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 2014-12-05 | 2015-03-01 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Beyond Beauty: Botanical Motifs and Metaphors in Late Imperial China (2014) | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 2014-06-04 | 2014-11-30 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinoiserie from China to Chicago, 1670-1940 | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 2014-03-01 | 2014-06-01 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Ancient Chinese Bronzes from the Shouyang Studio: The Katherine and George Fan Collection (working title) | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 2010-11-07 | 2011-01-02 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Arts of 17th- Century China | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 2009-08-14 | 2009-10-25 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Beyond Beauty: Botanical Motifs and Metaphors in Late Imperial China (2008) | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 2008-07-26 | 2008-10-19 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Deft Hands, Discerning Eyes: Chinese and Korean Ceramics from the Harry B. and Bessie Braude Memorial Collection | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 2007-10-24 | 2010-01-17 | A | 64 | 0 |
| Chinese Figures: Faithful and Fantastic | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 2006-12-01 | 2007-03-04 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Tang China and the Silk Road | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 2006-09-30 | 2007-06-30 | A | 0 | 0 |
| The Chinese Fan: Public and Private Realms | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 2006-05-06 | 2006-07-23 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Gift, Bequest, and Purchase: 1998–2003 | C General exhibition | 2004-10-22 | 2005-04-17 | B | 1 | 0 |
| Clothed to Rule the Universe: Ming and Qing Dynasty Textiles at the Art Institute | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 2000-09-13 | 2001-01-02 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Spirit Stones of China: The Ian and Susan Wilson Collection of Chinese Stones, Paintings, and Related Scholars' Objects | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1999-05-01 | 1999-08-01 | A | 0 | 1 |
| Chinese Ceramics and Lacquers: The Stanley Herzman Collection | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1997-08-31 | | A | 0 | 0 |
| The Splendors of Imperial China: Treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1996-06-29 | 1996-08-25 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Ceramics of Changsha | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1988-08-01 | 1989-02-01 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Japanese and Chinese Buddhist Sculpture from the Permanent Collection | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1988-08-01 | 1989-03-31 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Tang Dynasty Tomb Figures and Vessels | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1988-04-06 | 1988-12-31 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Ice and Green Clouds: Traditions of Chinese Celadon | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1988-02-01 | 1988-03-27 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Ritual Bronzes | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1987-01-01 | | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Ceramic Pillows | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1986-06-20 | 1986-09-07 | A | 0 | 0 |
| A Selection of Chinese Lacquer and Jade from the Permanent Collection (1982) | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1982-01-01 | | A | 0 | 0 |
| A Selection of Chinese Lacquer and Jade from the Permanent Collection (1981) | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1981-01-01 | | A | 0 | 0 |
| Recent Accessions in Oriental Art: Sculpture, Painting, Pottery and Porcelain from India, China, Nepal, Korea and Japan | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1974-09-28 | 1975-01-01 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Late 18th Century China: A Scholarly Generation | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1972-10-13 | 1973-01-01 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese and Japanese Textiles | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1970-09-04 | 1971-02-14 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Treasures from the Avery Brundage Collection | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1968-06-08 | 1968-07-07 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Pottery of the T'ang Dynasty | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1966-05-06 | | A | 0 | 0 |
| Ceramics, Tomb Tiles and Sculpture from the Han Dynasty | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1965-11-01 | | A | 0 | 0 |
| Ming Ch'ing: The Arts of China 14th-20th c. | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1964-08-07 | 1964-10-11 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Art Treasures | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1962-02-16 | 1962-04-01 | A | 0 | 4 |
| Chinese Lacquer, Philip Pinsof Collection | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1962-02-10 | | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese and Japanese Paintings (1961) | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1961-04-07 | | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Jades from the Sonnenschein Collection | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1961-01-20 | | A | 0 | 0 |
| A Selection of Chinese Jades from the Permanent Collection | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1959-05-01 | | A | 0 | 0 |
| China-Trade Porcelain from the Frederick S. Colburn Collection | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1957-02-01 | 1957-07-31 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1954-12-01 | 1955-01-29 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese and Japanese Paintings (1954) | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1954-07-11 | 1954-10-03 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Edward and Louise B. Sonnenschein Collection of Archaic Chinese Jades | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1952-05-02 | | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Textiles of the Ch'ing Dynasty | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1952-04-04 | 1952-05-26 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Paintings from the Florence Ayscough and Harley Farnsworth MacNair Collection | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1951-12-14 | 1952-04-01 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Recent Additions: Chinese Paintings | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1951-11-15 | | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Ceremonial Bronzes | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1951-04-01 | | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Frescoes of Northern Sung | A Song-dynasty themed exhibition | 1950-02-01 | 1950-03-19 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Ming Blue and White Porcelains | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1949-12-21 | 1950-02-05 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Ceremonial Bronzes | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1948-11-01 | 1949-01-01 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Bronzes, lent by Avery Brundage | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1948-08-05 | | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Costumes and Accessories (1945) | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1945-10-20 | 1946-06-30 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Rubbings from Sculptures of the Ming and Ch'ing Dynasties and 19th Century Chinese Paintings, Harley F. MacNair and Florence Ayscough Collections | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1943-03-10 | 1943-05-30 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Rubbings of Stone Sculptures of the Han Dynasty | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1942-10-05 | 1943-01-03 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Prints from the Martin Ryerson Collection | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1942-05-05 | 1942-09-30 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Costumes and Accessories (1942) | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1942-02-09 | 1942-09-30 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Various Phases of the Art of the Han Dynasty | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1941-11-01 | 1942-02-02 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Loan Collection of Chinese Porcelains | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1941-05-10 | 1941-10-15 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Various Phases of Art in the Han Dynasty | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1941-03-10 | 1941-05-01 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Pottery of the Ming Dynasty | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1939-05-20 | 1939-10-01 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Jades, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sonnenschein Collection (1939) | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1939-05-01 | 1939-10-31 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Collectors' Exhibition No.1: Chinese Porcelains and Jades, lent by Mr.and Mrs. Robert J. Dunham and Russell Tyson | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1938-11-12 | 1939-01-12 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Jades, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sonnenschein Collection (1938) | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1938-01-15 | 1938-04-25 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Jades, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sonnenschein Collection (1937) | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1937-07-15 | 1937-12-30 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Color Prints, Part II | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1936-07-15 | 1936-10-31 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Color Prints, Part I | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1936-04-18 | 1936-06-01 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Textiles, Brocades, Embroideries and Tapestry Weavings | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1935-01-25 | 1935-05-15 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Early Chinese Mirrors | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1931-11-01 | 1931-12-30 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Pottery from the Six Dynasties and the T'ang Dynasty, lent by Potter Palmer | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1930-05-01 | 1930-09-01 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Loan Collection of Chinese Bronzes | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1930-02-24 | 1930-04-15 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Petrucci Collection of Chinese and Japanese Paintings | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1925-12-15 | 1926-01-15 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Pottery and Porcelain | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1925-03-15 | | A | 0 | 0 |
| Japanese, Chinese and Korean Paintings and Sculpture lent by Yamanaka | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1922-01-20 | | A | 0 | 0 |
| Early Chinese Art | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1921-12-01 | | A | 0 | 0 |
| Paintings of China by Frederic Clay Bartlett | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1921-05-21 | 1921-06-12 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Headdresses, lent by Mrs. Joseph Valentine | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1920-01-01 | 1920-12-31 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Porcelain and Carved Glass, Buckingham Collection | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1919-10-01 | | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Pottery and Rubbings, Collections of Field Museum, Mrs. William J. Calhoun, George H. Suddard, Miss Maud Buckingham & Mr. William O. Goodman | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1918-09-01 | 1918-11-15 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Paintings, Charles L. Freer Collection | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1917-11-15 | 1917-12-08 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Pottery Collection of Dikran G. Kelekian | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1917-11-15 | 1917-12-08 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese and Japanese Brocades. Kinran, Nishiki, Tsuzure.1400 to 1812 AD. Shojiro Nomura Collection | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1915-03-23 | 1915-04-28 | A | 0 | 0 |
| Paintings, Chinese, Japanese Curios Collection of Edouard Remenji | B Cross-dynasty themed exhibition | 1899-01-01 | | A | 0 | 0 |