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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Hanging scroll of a dark mynah bird above pink amaranthus flowers and ink rocks, with red seals on cream paper.

Amaranthus and Mynah Bird

Hanging scroll of a woman in a pale blue kimono gesturing toward an overturned jar on the ground, ink and color on paper.

Lady Chiyono

Maruyama Ōkyo, 1773

Hanging scroll of three rats on a red table among blue books, peacock feathers and coral, with spider webs below.

Rats on a Scholar’s Desk

Nagasawa Rosetsu, ca. 1794-95

Ink painting of overlapping grey banana leaves with a twisting central stalk and red seal stamps on a hanging scroll.

Banana Leaves

Itō Jakuchū, 1790s

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, pine trees, and a stream, with small figures beneath trees on the left.

Brewing Tea in the Shade of Trees

Aoki Mokubei, 1820s

Hanging scroll of figures along a winding stream beneath misty green mountains, with a pavilion and stone bridge.

Orchid Pavilion by a Winding Stream

Hara Zaichū, 1829

Hanging scroll of a mountain village with a large crowd of horses in ink wash, pines, and calligraphy above.

After Ike no Taiga’s “Horse Market in a Mountain Village”

Watanabe Kazan, 1820s

Ink landscape of a misty mountain, bare trees, a small house and a footbridge, with calligraphy and red seals at upper left.

Wintry Landscape with Trees

Urakami Shunkin, 1833

Hanging scroll of a winter mountain landscape in ink with bare trees, a waterfall, a pavilion and a seated figure.

Winter Landscape

Hayashi Hyakuhi, dated 1840

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, pine trees, a waterfall, and wooden houses beside a stream in ink and light color.

“The Deep Green of Summer Mountains”

Hine Taizan, 1850s

Hanging scroll of a pale full moon in misty sky above a pine branch and dark hillside in ink wash.

Moonlit Landscape

Nagasawa Rosetsu, 1794-95

Hanging scroll portrait of a seated man in red hakama holding a sword, with calligraphy above him and a brocade mount.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Ōmezō I

Utagawa Kunisada, painting ca. 1833; inscription dated 1858

Watercolor and graphite portrait of a bearded man in a pink turban and white garment, gazing to the side.

Portrait of a Sri Lankan Tamil

Samuel Daniell, 1806-1807

Ink painting of a seated robed figure beside arching orchid leaves, with a column of calligraphy above, on a hanging scroll.

Rush-Sandal Chen (Chen Puxie)

Ikkyū Sōjun, late 15th century

Ink painting of grapes and vine leaves on a hanging scroll, with calligraphy and red seals in the upper area.

Grapes

Motsurin Jōtō, ca. 1480-92

Ink painting of a robed Daoist figure floating over rocks and mist, with a curved trail arcing toward a creature below.

Daoist Master Fei Zhangfang

Sesson Shūkei, ca. 1555-61

Ink painting of a gray gibbon hanging from a branch beside tall bamboo stalks with dark leaves, on a hanging scroll.

Gibbon and Bamboo

Sesson Shūkei, 16th century

Ink painting of a puppy with a curled tail, head lowered, on a pale background within a brocade-bordered hanging scroll.

Puppy

Studio of Tawaraya Sōtatsu, early 17th century

Three ink panels: a seated monk with a dog, a mynah on a plum branch, and two geese beside reeds.

Monk Zhaozhou and Dog, with Geese and Mynah

Unkoku Tōeki, first half 17th century

Pair of hanging scrolls with misty mountains, pines, a sailboat on water, and a moon over a cliff pavilion.

Eight Views of Xiao and Xiang

Iwasa Matabei, ca. 1640s

Seated monk in patterned brown robes gazing upward, holding prayer beads, with calligraphy beside him on a hanging scroll.

Archbishop Henjō (Sōjō Henjō zu), from the Dōon Version of the Thirty-Six Poetic Immortals

Iwasa Matabei, 1620s-1630s

Three hanging scrolls showing seated court poets in robes against misty grey backgrounds, one holding a paper scroll.

Portraits of Three Famous Poets: Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, Lady Ise, and Ono no Komachi

Tosa Mitsuoki, 1691

Hanging scroll painting of white, pink, and red peonies with green leaves and buds on a pale background, with a red seal.

Peonies

Fukae Roshū, early to mid-18th century

Two hanging scrolls of ink figures: one crouched with a broom seen from behind, one standing on a rock grinning with a scroll

Hanshan and Shide

Yosa Buson, early 1770s

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, pine trees, a waterfall and small buildings, with calligraphy and red seals in the upper a

Landscape in Light Colors

Aoki Shukuya, 1799

Hanging scroll of a robed rider on a brown horse crossing a grassy mountain path beside a stream and a flowering tree.

Herb Gatherer in the Mountains

Go Shun, ca. after 1780

Ink landscape hanging scroll with a waterfall, a pine tree, and a seated figure among rocks beneath misty mountains.

Viewing a Waterfall

Kushiro Unsen, 1793

Ink landscape hanging scroll with a tall rocky peak, misty slopes, trees, small buildings and figures on paths.

Green Mountains as the Rain Ceases

Urakami Gyokudō, early 19th century

Pair of hanging scrolls showing misty mountains, boats on a lake, and a blue-roofed pavilion beside pine trees on gold clouds

Yueyang Pavilion

Kanō Isen’in Naganobu, 1823

Hanging scroll with ink mountains, willow trees over rocks, and vertical calligraphy with red seals above.

Unexpected Meeting on the Yodo River

Rai San’yō, 1823