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Hanging scroll of a black cat curled on rocks above white narcissus flowers, with calligraphy and red seals in the upper righ

Black Cat and Narcissus

Zhu Ling, 19th century

Hanging scroll of crabapple and pink china roses with two birds perched on a branch against a tan silk background.

Crabapple, China rose, and Indian flycatcher

Shen Quan, 1750

Ink painting of a sparrow with a rust crown perched on a branch, with dark leaves and pink blossoms below.

Animals, Flowers and Birds

Ren Bonian, 19th century

Mughal-style painting of a mounted warrior with a raised sword facing a shielded attacker, with a fallen figure, birds, and l

Nata Ragina: Folio from a ragamala series (Garland of Musical Modes)

Painting of two seated men under a leafy tree, attended by courtiers in white, with horsemen and retainers below.

Maharaja Sidh Sen Receiving an Embassy

A Master of the Mandi atelier, ca. 1700-10

Painted miniature of a royal hunting party on horseback with white cranes flying over hills, river, fields, and seated courti

Maharana Jagat Singh Hawks for Cranes

Shiva and Dayal, dated 1744

Hanging scroll of mandarin ducks beside pink hibiscus and chrysanthemums at a rock, with birds in blossoming branches above.

Mandarin ducks and cotton rose hibiscus

Lü Ji, late 15th century

Painted equestrian portrait of a bearded rider on a dappled grey horse with black mane, holding a spear, on paper.

Equestrian Portrait of a Noble

Bakhta, ca. 1775

Gold-leaf screen with green hills, gold clouds, a palanquin procession, mounted riders and a boat on a river.

“An Imperial Excursion” (Miyuki), “A Boat Cast Adrift” (Ukifune), and “The Barrier Gate” (Sekiya)

Tosa Mitsuyoshi, mid-16th-early 17th century

Seated figure in pink robe gazes at plum blossom branch, with teapot and cup on grass; ink painting with calligraphy.

Ink Play

Jin Nong, dated 1754

Painting of a ruler and women on a palace terrace, with peacocks, greyhounds, cypress trees and birdcages in the courtyard.

Maharana Amar Singh II with Ladies of the Zenana outside the Picture Hall at Rajnagar

Stipple Master, ca. 1707-8

Ink and colour painting of a robed horseback archer drawing a bow while galloping on a brown horse, with red seals.

Stag Hunt

Horsemen hunting on open steppe, one rider galloping with a falcon flying above, painted on silk fan leaf.

Nomads hunting with falcons

Chen Juzhong, early 13th century

Ink painting of dark mynah birds with open beaks mobbing a mottled owl perched on a blossoming branch.

Mynah Birds Attacking an Owl

Sesson Shūkei, probably 19th century

Handscroll painting of carp swimming among aquatic weeds, with a red seal and black calligraphy on pale silk.

The Pleasures of Fishes

Zhou Dongqing, dated 1291

Two Horses

Unkoku Tōetsu, late 17th century

Hanging scroll of bare gnarled trees on a snowy slope, with a flock of crows flying over misty hills.

Crows in Old Trees

Luo Zhichuan, early 14th century

Ink painting of a dark mynah bird on a rock beside bamboo, with calligraphy and red seals, on a hanging scroll.

Mynah Bird and Bamboo

Zhao Yong, dated 1349

Handscroll painting of robed deities riding an ox, horse, donkey and a winged bird across a pale paper ground.

Divinities of the Planets and Constellations

Qiu Ying, 16th century

One Hundred Horses

Giuseppe Castiglione, datable to 1723-25

Hanging scroll of pine-covered rocky island, cranes, plum blossoms, sea turtle and red sun above misty mountains.

Mount Penglai with Eight Views of Xiao and Xiang

Kano Tansui Moritsune, 19th century

Six-panel gold screen with robed figures, pine trees, bamboo, and a seated figure on a pavilion terrace beside rocks.

The Return to Court of the Four Graybeards of Mount Shang (right); Su Shi’s Visit to the Wind and Water Cave (left)

Kano Mitsunobu, late 16th century

Pair of hanging scrolls in grey ink showing birds on branches above peonies and shrubs, with mounted brocade borders.

Birds and Flowers

Kano Yukinobu, mid-16th century

Ink drawing of a monk riding a horse backwards while a striped-robed attendant leads it on a rope.

Monk Renshō Riding His Horse Backwards

Matsumura Goshun, after 1782, ca. 1784

Six-panel gold folding screen with ink-painted lions with curling manes and tails among white clouds.

Bugaku Dances (front); Chinese Lions (reverse)

Hanabusa Itchō, early 18th century

Ink painting of white blossoms on a branch by a fence, a small bird flying above, with calligraphy in columns.

“Fourth Month” from Fujiwara no Teika’s “Birds and Flowers of the Twelve Months”

Ogata Kenzan, 1743

Six-panel screen with two hawks on pine branches and rock, and white camellias blooming at lower left.

Hawks with Pine Trees and Camellias; Small Birds with Willows and Camellias

Mitani Tōshuku, early 17th century

Ink painting hanging scroll of sparrows among millet stalks, reeds and chrysanthemums, with a red seal at lower right.

Millet and Sparrows

Geiai, mid-16th century

Ink drawing of a boat, fire brazier, red flowers on a hill and a black bird on waves, with Japanese calligraphy above.

“Sixth Month” from Fujiwara no Teika’s “Birds and Flowers of the Twelve Months”

Ogata Kenzan, 1743

Six-panel screen with birds, lilies, peonies and plum blossoms in oval panels on gold leaf, with calligraphy above.

Birds and Flowers of the Twelve Months with Chinese Calligraphy

Kano School, 16th century; sheets of poetry, one dated 1553