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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

32,885 works

Album leaf of a green pigeon perched on a branch with pink peach blossoms, with calligraphy and a red seal.

Album of Copies of Chinese Paintings

Kanō Tsunenobu, 17th century

Ink sketch of Krishna in a river beneath a coiled serpent, with a procession of robed musicians above.

Krishna Subdues the Serpent Kaliya in the Yamuna River: Illustration from a Bhagavata Purana Series

Nainsukh, ca. 1780

Painting of a festive courtyard with an orange canopy, a central throne, white lions, and crowds of turbaned men among palms.

Celebration of the Birth of Krishna (Janamashtami)

Ragunath, ca. 1880-1900

Painted manuscript folio showing seated Bodhisattva Maitreya flanked by attendants, with black script columns on tan paper.

Bodhisattva Maitreya, Folio from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript

Mahavihara Master, early 12th century

Painted manuscript folio of seated green Tara flanked by two attendants, with Sanskrit text in black columns on either side.

Green Tara, Folio from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript

Mahavihara Master, early 12th century

Painted manuscript leaf showing golden seated Bodhisattva Maitreya with attendants, flanked by columns of black Sanskrit scri

Bodhisattva Maitreya, Leaf from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript

Mahavihara Master, early 12th century

Painted folio showing seated White Tara with attendants and flames, flanked by two columns of black Sanskrit text.

White Tara, Folio from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript

Mahavihara Master, early 12th century

Green Tara bestows boons on ecstatic devotees in a painted manuscript folio, with Sanskrit text in black columns on each side

Green Tara Dispensing Boons to Ecstatic Devotees: Folio from a Manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfe…

Mahavihara Master, early 12th century

Painted manuscript folio showing Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara in red and white robes among devotees, flanked by columns of bla

The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Dispensing Boons: Folio from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Manuscript

Mahavihara Master, early 12th century

Manuscript leaf with Sanskrit text in black and red and a gold painted panel of animals and figures on blue.

Leaf from a Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals)

Bhadrabahu, 15th century

Album leaf with a fan-shaped sheet holding three small landscape paintings, including a blue panel and an ink pine scene.

Three Landscapes

Shibata Zeshin, late 19th century

Fan-shaped album leaf with green grass, curled ferns, a yellow flower and pine sprigs on a pale ground, with a red seal.

Flowers on Grass

Shibata Zeshin, late 19th century

Ink drawing of small birds on a fan-shaped album leaf mounted on gold-speckled paper, with a red seal near the lower edge.

Birds

Shibata Zeshin, late 19th century

Fan-shaped album leaf with brown stylized waves and dark rocks on a pale background, mounted on gold-speckled paper.

Waves and Rocks

Shibata Zeshin, 1880s

Fan-shaped album leaf with green grass, wooden clappers and faint pink and white flowers on a gold-flecked mount.

Flowers (pink and white) and Leaves, Clappers

Shibata Zeshin, late 19th century

Fan-shaped album leaf painting of green leaves, grasses and white flowers on a pale ground with gold-flecked border.

Various Plants and Grass

Shibata Zeshin, late 19th century

Ink painting of a gray gourd vase holding a small flower sprig on a fan-shaped leaf, with calligraphy and red seal.

Flowers in Gourd

Shibata Zeshin, late 19th century

Fan-shaped album leaf with long grass blades and pale pink and white flower clusters on a gold-speckled mount.

Flowers and Leaves

Shibata Zeshin, late 19th century

Fan-shaped album leaf showing a thatched house, a woman in the doorway, a baby outside, and a leaning tree in ink and light c

House with Woman and Baby

Shibata Zeshin, late 19th century

Ink and color painting of a white egret perched on a dark tree stump on a fan-shaped album leaf with gold surround.

Egret on Tree Stump

Shibata Zeshin, late 19th century

Painting of two golden fish swimming in a river below a white village with shrines, seated figures and a boat.

Pisces (Mina), from a Mandi Astrology Series

Sajnu, ca. 1810

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty mountains, pines, a pavilion, a small boat, and travelers on a path.

Landscapes of the Four Seasons

Xie Shichen, dated 1560

Hanging scroll of a seated figure in a blue kimono on a green cushion, with red seals at the right edge.

Portrait of Iwai Kumesaburō II

Utagawa Kunisada, ca. 1827-29 (Kansei 10-12)

Hanging scroll with Heart Sutra calligraphy above an ink landscape of rocks and a blossoming tree.

Heart Sutra (Hannya Shingyō) and Landscape

Six-panel gold screen showing about one hundred children playing in a garden beneath pine and plum trees with a crane.

One Hundred Boys

Kano Einō, 17th century

Handscroll painting of robed courtiers beside a river and blossoming tree, with calligraphy in the margins.

The Tale of Genji

Kaihō Yūsetsu, 17th century

Hanging scroll of a seated man in a gold floral kimono beside a sword, fur cushion and red lacquer object, with calligraphy.

The Actor Arashi Kitsusaburō I (Kichisaburō II) as Prince Koretaka

Shunkōsai Hokushū, 1821

Ink drawing of Hotei pointing upward beside his large sack, with calligraphy and a red seal at upper right.

Hotei Pointing at the Moon

Fūgai Ekun, 1650

Hanging scroll of a courtesan in a patterned robe and ornate hairpins, with calligraphy above her.

Parading Courtesan

Momokawa Shikō, late 18th century

Hanging scroll of two white egrets by a rock with pink hibiscus blossoms and bamboo leaves on a pale background.

Egrets and Cotton Roses

Tosa Mitsuoki, mid- to late 17th century