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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,986 works

Hanging scroll of two court ladies in colorful kimono on a wooden bridge and pine branch above a rushing stream and misty mou

Lady Iga 伊賀局図 (Iga no tsubone zu)

Kikuchi Yōsai, 1860

Hanging scroll of a snowy landscape with peaks, a pavilion, a bare tree, a bridge and a small walking figure.

Winter Landscape

Kanō Sansetsu, second quarter of the 17th century

Hanging scroll with a large red rising sun over a pale ground, soft horizontal red bands, and a signature with red seal.

Rising Sun

Shibata Zeshin, second half of the 19th century

Two pale nude male figures stand on dark rocks in a misty wooded landscape, with a small rider on horseback at left.

Adventure

Arthur Bowen Davies, 1914

Ink painting of a swallow perched on a slender stem beside reeds and broad leaves, on a pale background, in a brocade-mounted

Swallow

Kanō Tsunenobu

Hanging scroll of two cranes beside a rock, one looking up toward a pine branch in ink on a tan ground.

Two Birds

Ganjō Tengaku, dated 1869

Gold-ground religious panel of a standing saint in a dark cloak and cap, with halo, under a Gothic arch.

The Blessed Andrea Gallerani (died 1251)

Giovanni di Paolo, 1447

Hanging scroll of dark ink rock cliffs with a pale waterfall and white spray over rocks at the bottom, in blue brocade mounti

Rocks and Waterfall

Ink painting hanging scroll of a small dark bird perched on a reed above a lotus leaf, on pale paper with patterned silk moun

Small Bird on Reed

Kanō Naonobu, 17th century

Standing robed religious figure in black cloak and white habit holding a red book, against a gold Gothic arch background.

The Blessed Ambrogio Sansedoni (1220-1286)

Giovanni di Paolo, 1447

Hanging scroll of a dark carp swimming up a misty waterfall in soft gray ink on a tan silk ground.

Carp Ascending Waterfall

Shibata Zeshin, 19th century

Ink painting on a hanging scroll of a crested bird perched on a bare branch against a pale gray background.

Bird

Kenkō Shōkei, late 15th century

Painted panel of an angel and an elderly man at a temple altar, with onlookers and Gothic domes above.

The Annunciation to Zacharias; (verso) The Angel of the Annunciation

Giovanni di Paolo, 1455

Hanging scroll of red vine leaves and a blue-headed bird perched on a dark rock above rippling water.

Leaves and Bird

Shibata Zeshin, 19th century

Ink painting of the laughing monk Hotei carrying a sack over his shoulder, on a grey ground within a brocade mount.

Hotei, flanked by panels of birds

Kenkō Shōkei, late 15th century

Painting of draped Greek women dancing and waving scarves on a sandy beach by the sea under a cloudy sky.

Greek Girls Bathing

Elihu Vedder, 1872

Hanging scroll showing stacked tortoises tied with a red cord and two crabs on a plain tan silk ground.

Tortoises and Crabs

Shibata Zeshin, 19th century

Hanging scroll with ink landscape of a thatched hut on a rocky cliff beside bare branches, with vertical calligraphy above.

Poem-painting “When the nightingale returns...”

Ōtagaki Rengetsu, late 19th century

Painting of a dark sea serpent coiled over a grassy sand dune beside a turquoise ocean under a pale pink sky.

Lair of the Sea Serpent

Elihu Vedder, 1899

Hanging scroll of Mount Fuji above sailboats on water, with a dark headland and pine trees in soft ink wash.

Sailboats and Mount Fuji

Shibata Zeshin, 19th century

Six-panel gold screen with a misty mountain landscape, craggy peaks, pine trees, a waterfall, and a river in the valley.

Landscape with Pavilion

Mori Shūhō, early 19th century

Painting of red poppies in a garden below a low wall, with dark cypress trees and a pale cloudy sky.

Cypress and Poppies

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Handscroll detail of a crowded Japanese shoreline with figures in kimono, food stalls, dining platforms and a wooden walkway.

Scenes of the Four Seasons in Kyoto

Gen Ki, 1778

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

Monochrome ink landscape scroll with a misty cliff, a tree on rocky shore, and a calm lake under a pale sky.

Landscape

Tenshō Shūbun

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

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

Handscroll painting of women in colorful kimono walking past blossoming trees, with a man holding a parasol and a seated woma

三幅神吉原通い図巻「全盛季春遊戯」

Chobunsai Eishi, 1850

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