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Ink painting of a sleeping bird on a plum branch with bamboo leaves and calligraphy on silk.

Bird Sleeping on a Plum Tree

Yang Ki-hun, early 1900s

Hanging scroll of sparrows and magpies among plum blossoms, bamboo and pine above a snowy rock.

Hundred Birds and the Three Friends

Bian Wenjin, 1400

Two peregrine falcons on a slope with a dead duck and feathers, with hills and clouds in the background.

Peregrine Falcons (Duck Hawks)

John James Audubon, c. 1827

Ink painting of an egret standing beside reeds with drooping seed heads, with calligraphy and red seals at upper right.

Egret and Reeds

Yang Ki-hun, late 1800s

Miniature painting of a donkey in a tiger skin braying in a grassy clearing while two men watch from trees.

Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): Thirty-first night: The donkey, in a tiger's skin, reveals his identity by b…

Miniature painting of mounted falconers and attendants hunting among rocky terrain, with a bird of prey held aloft.

Hunting with falcons in a landscape (recto)

Abd al-Samad, c. 1558-60; borders added probably 1700s

Ink painting of a gnarled tree with white plum blossoms, perched songbirds, bamboo, and a rock at the lower right.

Flowers and Birds in a Spring Landscape

Kano Motonobu, 1500s

Miniature painting of a king receiving a parrot in a gilded pavilion, with attendants and Persian text below.

Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): Fifth night: The hunter offers the mother parrot to the king of Kamarupa

Six-panel folding screen with pheasant, ducks, flying birds, peonies and reeds in a misty landscape.

Birds and Flowers in a Landscape of the Four Seasons

Sesshū Tōyō, 1550-99

Hanging scroll of a winter mountain landscape with pine trees, bare branches, and small birds in ink on silk.

Birds in a Grove in a Mountainous Winter Landscape

Gao Tao, 1100s

Miniature painting of falconers on horseback and on foot hunting among rocks, one rider holding a falcon aloft.

Hunting with Falcons in a Landscape

Abd al-Samad, 1558

Six-panel screen of birds, lotus, peonies and irises over misty water and mountains in soft ink and muted colour.

Birds and Flowers in a Landscape of the Four Seasons

Sesshū Tōyō, second half of the 1500s

Six-panel gold screen with peacocks on rocks, a pine tree, peonies, small birds and ducks among water plants.

Birds and Flowers

Kano Mitsunobu, late 1500s

Six-panel screen with peacocks, peonies, pine, sparrows and ducks against a gold background.

Birds, Trees, and Flowers

Kanō Shōei, 1540

Painting of mounted falconers hunting among rocks beside a calligraphy page with gold floral borders.

Hunting with falcons in a landscape; verso: Calligraphy of Chaghatai Turkish poems in praise of wine, Sultan Muhammad…

Abd al-Samad, c. 1558-60; borders added probably 1700s

Ink and color painting of a bird on a branch beside a large pink peony and blossoming leafy branches on silk.

Birds and Flowers

Sesshū Tōyō, mid-1400s-early 1500s

Miniature painting of foxes below a flowering tree where a parrot watches over young birds, with Persian text beneath.

The parrot mother cautions her young on the danger of playing with foxes, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth…

Six-panel gold screen with falcons, a white crane, a pine and plum tree, peonies and irises, and mountains behind.

Birds and Flowers

Kanō Shōei, late 1500s

Painting of a small brown bird perched on a branch beside white peach blossoms and green leaves on silk.

Paintings after Ancient Masters: A Bird and Peach-Blossom Branch

Chen Hongshou, 1598-1652

Miniature painting of a monkey biting a man's hand during a chess game in a pavilion, with Persian text above.

The wounded monkey bites the hand of the prince, his chessmate, in the presence of guests, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of…

Posthumous portrait of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah (reigned 1719-1748) holding a falcon (recto)

Muhammad Rizavi Hindi, 1764

Still life of dead birds, a wicker basket, and oysters in shells on a tiled floor against a dark background.

Still Life with Dead Birds and a Basket of Oysters

Germain Ribot, c. 1860-80

Miniature of a woman gesturing to a green parrot in a birdcage in a red-walled interior with a bed, above Persian text.

Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): Sixth night: The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the sixth night

Posthumous portrait of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah (reigned 1719-1748) holding a falcon (recto); Calligraphy (ve…

Muhammad Rizavi Hindi, 1764

Dark wooden album cover with gilt Chinese characters, photographed standing on a grey background, showing its bound page edge

Desk Album: Flower and Bird Paintings

Zhang Ruoai, 1700s

Hanging scroll of sparrows, magpies, plum blossoms and bamboo over rocks on a brown silk ground.

A Hundred Birds and the Three Friends

Bian Wenjin, 1400-1425

Persian calligraphy on gold panel framed by floral border with birds and deer on tan ground.

Persian calligraphy framed by an ornamental border of flowers, birds, and deer, from the Late Shah Jahan Album

Mir 'Ali Haravi, calligraphy: c. 1500-1540; border: c. 1630-40

Painting of a teal and yellow long-tailed bird perched on a branch of pink plum blossoms, with signature and red seals.

Desk Album: Flower and Bird Paintings (Bird with Plum Blossoms)

Zhang Ruoai, 1700s

Two crested gray birds perch among white blossoms and pink buds on a branch, with a small insect near the lower right.

Flowers and Birds

Qian Xuan, first half of the 14th Century

Ink painting of two sparrows on a blossoming plum branch above a rock, with a signature and red seal at right.

Sparrows on Blossoming Plum; A Sage with Tiger; Chinese Bird on Snow-Laden Branch

Kano Tan'yu, 1661