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Hanging scroll of a perforated grey Taihu rock beside a potted banana plant, with calligraphy in the upper right.

Taihu Rock and Banana Plant

Takahashi Sōhei, 1831

Two gold-ground screen panels showing a courtesan with a tall headdress, a kneeling attendant, and a girl in patterned kimono

Shirabyōshi Dancer and Female Servant; Courtesan and Girl Attendant

Tsukioka Settei, mid-18th century

Hanging scroll of a woman in a red patterned kimono seated by the sea beneath a pine tree, with a robe draped nearby.

The Brine Maiden Matsukaze

Nishimura Shigenobu, early 18th century

Hanging scroll of a woman in a patterned grey kimono on a veranda beside a bamboo railing and stone basin.

Woman on Veranda

Takizawa Shigenobu, ca. 1730

Six-panel screen of misty mountains, thatched houses, and travelers on a winding path beneath pine trees.

Travels through Mountains and Fields

Yosa Buson, ca. 1765

Six-panel folding screen showing a grey goose flying over water with reeds at lower right against a golden background.

Goose and Reeds; Willows in the Moonlight

Maruyama Ōkyo, right screen: 1774; left screen: 1793

Six-panel screen of misty mountains, pine trees, temple pavilions, a pagoda, and small boats on gold ground.

Jinshan Island and West Lake

Kanō Sanraku, 1630

Six-panel screen with small ink scenes of figures, buildings and landscapes beside calligraphy on gold leaf.

Forty-nine scenes from the Tales of Ise

Satomura Genchin, mid-17th century

Hanging scroll of a woman in patterned robes reading a letter beneath a green mosquito net, on a gold ground.

Woman Reading under a Mosquito Net

Fuhiken Tokikaze, ca. 1720

Two women in patterned robes stand in a garden by a wooden fence and a gnarled tree, one holding a fan and one a cup.

"Evening Faces" chapter from The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)

Kawamata Tsunemasa, 18th century

Hanging scroll of a kneeling woman in a red kimono reading a letter beside a candle stand and a painted horse scroll.

Courtesan Reading a Letter

Ishikawa Toyonobu, mid-18th century

Ink wash painting of a cycad plant with arching feathery fronds and a thick segmented trunk, with a red seal at lower left.

Cycad

Ike no Taiga, mid-18th century

Bodhidharma

Unkoku Tōgan, early 17th century

Hanging scroll of a courtesan and attendant walking beneath a flowering cherry tree, in patterned black and red kimono.

Courtesan and her Attendant under a Cherry Tree

Utagawa Toyoharu, early 19th century

Ink drawing of Hotei reclining with a child looking up at him, with cursive calligraphy above on a grey paper scroll.

Hotei with a Child

Ono no Ozū, 1624

Hanging scroll of a kabuki actor in blue and red robes holding a staff, with calligraphy above by Utagawa Toyokuni I.

Bandō Mitsugorō II as Shinbei in the Kabuki Play "Sukeroku"

Utagawa Toyokuni, late 18th-early 19th century

Hanging scroll of a woman and small child beneath a blossoming cherry tree, in striped red robes and green clothing.

Woman and Child under a Cherry Tree

Utagawa Toyohiro, late 18th-early 19th century

Hanging scroll of a snowy landscape with a pine tree, bare trees, rocky peaks, and a small boat with figures.

Wintry Landscape, in the Style of Guo Zhongshu

Ike no Taiga, late 18th century

Hanging scroll of three figures in colorful kimono and robes, with calligraphy and red seals on a gold silk ground.

Fuwa Banzaemon

Utagawa Toyokuni II, 19th century

Hanging scroll of misty rocky mountains with bare trees and small travelers on a winding path below.

Travellers in Cold Mountains

Hine Taizan, 1859

Hanging scroll of two women in kimono, one standing with a long pipe and one seated, on a tan ground with a patterned brocade

Courtesans Parodying Kanzan and Jittoku

Kinpūsha Toyomaro, late 18th-early 19th century

Fan-shaped painting on gold leaf of snowy rocks, green bamboo, a lattice fence and blue water, with red border bands.

Breaking a Plum Branch on a Snowy Night; Bamboo in Snow

Reizei Tamechika, 19th century

Ink painting of a long-tailed bird on a branch with calligraphy and red seals, framed in green silk.

Bird on a Branch

Unkei Eii, before 1535

Hanging scroll of a court lady in robes seated on a veranda by a river, reaching upward, with autumn trees and a lute beside

Princess Ogimi from the "Bridge Maiden" (Hashihime) chapter from The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari)

Hishikawa Waō, early 18th century

Hanging scroll of two carp swimming among waterweeds and pebbles, with calligraphy and red seals in the upper left.

Carp and Waterweeds

Yōgetsu, late 15th century

Ink painting of a man leaning over a boat gazing at lotus leaves, while another man poles behind him in misty water.

Zhou Maoshu Admiring Lotuses

Kaihō Yūsetsu, mid-17th century

Folding fan with ink plum branch in blossom and a brown glazed teapot on a gold stand, by Shibata Zeshin.

Plum Branch and Teapot

Hanging scroll with six seated robed figures beneath vertical calligraphy columns on a pale ground.

The Six Poetic Immortals

Kubo Shunman, ca. 1810

Hanging scroll with bold vertical black ink calligraphy on pale paper and red seals beside the characters.

For a hundred years [I have been] a person with no attachments

Jiun Onkō, late 18th century

Ink landscape handscroll of a wide river with cliffs, pavilions, a small boat and distant sailboats.

Presenting the Tripod

Wang Xuehao, 1803