Shibata Zeshin

Small brown bird beside cattails and grasses on a gold-leaf ground, with a red seal in the lower left corner.

Gold leaf painting with brown ink washes suggesting a mountain ridge and a dark ink mass at upper left.

Dark mountain ridge and bare trees against a gold background, with a small bird and red seal at right.

Painting of a waterfall with pale curving strokes over gold leaf, framed by dark rock, with a red seal in the lower right.

Small gold-ground painting of loose ink plant sprigs and grass with a red seal at lower right.

Painting of a dark reddish flower and small pale blossom on a slender branch against a gold background, with a red seal.

Brown ink brushstrokes sweep across a gold leaf background, with a red seal and signature at the lower right.

Ink painting of mushrooms and grass blades on a gold leaf ground, with a signature and red seal at lower right.

Ink wash landscape on gold leaf with diagonal rain streaks, dark pine foliage at lower left, and small birds in flight.

Ink rabbit sketch on gold-leaf ground with a curved brown wash above and a red seal in the lower right.

Ink wash hillside with pine trees above two small boats on gold leaf, with a red seal at left.

Gold leaf background with dark brown ink strokes forming a cage-like shape on the right and a red seal at lower left.