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Ink and color landscape of pine-topped cliffs above a river, with a small figure on the left bank and rooftops at right.

Landscapes

Xiao Yuncong, dated 1668

Hanging scroll of a courtesan and young attendant gazing at a full moon with two birds flying above.

Beauty of the Yoshiwara with Apprentice in Moonlight

Teisai Hokuba, 19th century

Painting of a seated figure in a gold-clouded interior with patterned cushion, red curtain and lattice screen, in a brocade f

“Trees Encoiled in Vines of Ivy” (Yadorigi)

Tawaraya Sotatsu, early 17th century

Painting of a seated ruler in a palace courtyard with attendants, two elephant figures, a peacock fan, and a fountain.

Maharana Amar Singh II Is Shown Two Silver Elephants

Stipple Master, ca. 1705

Miniature painting of Radha and Krishna embracing on a green path among flowering trees, peacocks and herons, with a sunset s

Radha and Krishna Walk in a Flowering Grove (recto); Krishna Fluting (verso)

the Kota Master, ca. 1720 (recto); ca. 1750-75 (verso)

Painting of a woman on horseback, a river crossing with boatmen and an ox, and a sage seated in a cave on the right bank.

Radha Crosses a River to Interview a Hindu Sage

Chokha, ca. 1820

Six-panel gold screen with an ink painting of a twisted, aged pine tree with dark needle clusters.

Aged Pines

Suzuki Shōnen, late 19th century

Ink landscape of thatched houses among trees and misty mountains, with calligraphy and red seals in the upper left.

Landscapes

Gong Xian, 1680s

Ink landscape album leaf with snowy mountains, bare trees, a waterfall, rocks, and calligraphic inscriptions.

Snowscape, from Album for Zhou Lianggong

Yun Xiang, datable to 1645-55

Ink and color winter landscape with a large rock, pine trees, a thatched house, a small boat, and distant snowy hills.

Landscape

Ye Xin, datable to 1645-55

Album leaf with ink calligraphy on the left and a monochrome ink landscape of rocks, trees and a hut on the right.

Album of painting and calligraphy for Maoshu

Various Artists, 1666-80

Hanging scroll of snowy mountains with a pavilion on a cliff, a village inn, travelers, and a wooden bridge over a frozen str

Inn and Travelers in Snowy Mountains

Ink landscape folding screen with a pine on a cliff, a village across water, and a sailing boat on a calm sea.

Landscape

Watanabe Shikō, first half of the 18th century

Painted folio of monkey figures gathered around a burning funeral pyre in a hilly landscape with caves and smoke.

The Monkey King Vali's Funeral Pyre: Illustrated folio from a dispersed Ramayana series

Nainsukh, ca. 1780

Six-panel gold screen with peonies, chrysanthemums, irises and grasses over green rocks, with green clouds above.

Flowers and Grasses of the Four Seasons

Kano Mitsunobu, late 16th century

Painting of a ruler on a decorated elephant leading a procession of horsemen and soldiers through green hills.

Maharaja Raj Singh in Procession with Members of His Court

Nihal Chand, ca. 1700

Ink painting of tall bamboo with drooping leaves beside a dark rock, with calligraphy and a red seal on the right.

Bamboo in Summer

Takahashi Sōhei, 1827

Hanging scroll of a kingfisher in gray ink on a slender branch beside drooping reeds, with empty pale space above.

Kingfisher

Kanō Tsunenobu

Hanging scroll of a seated woman in red robes at a window, with plum blossoms below and calligraphy framing the painting.

Portrait of Li Xiangjun

Cui He, dated 1817

Ink painting of a gnarled plum branch with pale blossoms beside a full moon, with vertical calligraphy at upper left.

Drenched in Moonlight

Tong Yu, 18th century

Six-panel gold screen showing robed figures in procession with a parasol, a pine tree, mountains, and a small pavilion.

Meeting between Emperor Wen and Fisherman Lü Shang

Kanō Takanobu, ca. 1600

Ink landscape of misty mountains, pine trees and a village, with two figures in hats walking a path in the foreground.

Rainy Landscape

Kim Su-gyu, late 18th century

Ink painting of the laughing deity Hotei carrying a sack and staff, with a calligraphic inscription above.

Hotei

Kanō Takanobu, 1616

Ink painting of a seated monk beside a bamboo stalk, with calligraphy and red seals on a hanging scroll.

The Sixth Patriarch of Zen at the Moment of Enlightenment

Kano Tan'yu, 1635-45

Miniature painting of a man climbing a rope past a palace at night, with a horse, cattle, and women on balconies.

Escapade at Night:

Chokha, ca. 1800-10

Hanging scroll of a woman in a patterned kimono with a fan, seated on a bench by a winding river, with calligraphy.

Enjoying the Cool Breeze

Kaseki, early 18th century

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, bamboo, blossoming plum trees, thatched houses and two figures on a footbridge over a rive

Bamboo and Plum in Early Spring

Okada Hankō, 1843

Hanging scroll of ten robed arhats gathered under a large tree, examining a painting of White-Robed Kannon, ink and color on

Ten Rakan Examining a Painting of White-Robed Kannon

Katō Nobukiyo, 1788-92

Ink painting of Bodhidharma in loose robes on a hanging scroll, with calligraphy and red seals in the upper left.

Bodhidharma Crossing the Yangzi River on a Reed

Kano Genshun, before 1641

Pair of gold-ground screen panels with bold black ink cursive calligraphy in vertical columns on grey paper.

"Maple Bridge Night Mooring"

Ike no Taiga, ca. 1770