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Hanging scroll of a snowy mountain with a small hut where two figures prepare tea beside trees and rocks.

Brewing Tea in a Snow-Covered Hut

Tani Bunchō, 1791

Hanging scroll pair: ink landscape of craggy peaks and a pine with a small pavilion, beside cursive Chinese calligraphy.

Landscape and Couplet of Chinese Verse

Ike no Taiga, late 18th century

Hanging scroll showing a cormorant on a sandy bank beside a wicker basket, with a green hill and flowers in the foreground.

Cormorant Fishing

Hanging scroll portrait of an elderly bearded scholar in a white robe with green sash, with calligraphy above.

Portrait of Zhu Xi 朱熹像 (Shuki zō)

Tani Bunchō, 1796

Six-panel ink landscape screen with rocky mountains, a waterfall, bare trees, a thatched pavilion, and calligraphy at upper r

Lake Biwa in Four Seasons

Nukina Sūō, 1834

Ten-panel screen with ink still lifes of bronze incense burners, vases, and flowering plants on a tan ground.

Still life with bronze vessels and flowering plants

Jang Seung-eop, 1894

Painted panel showing a gilded horseback procession past a church, and a courtly banquet under an arcaded loggia.

The Story of Esther

Marco del Buono, 1422

Six-panel gold screen of people strolling and picnicking under cherry blossoms and pines beside a pagoda, with gold clouds.

Amusements at Higashiyama in Kyoto

Studio of Kano Sadanobu, early 1620s

Handscroll of courtesans in colorful kimono walking past cherry blossoms, with a man holding a parasol and a seated woman ind

Three Gods of Good Fortune Visit the Yoshiwara; or “Scenes of Pleasure at the Height of Spring”

Chobunsai Eishi, early 19th century

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, rocky cliffs and autumn trees with a small house and waterfall, with calligraphy at upper

Autumn Landscape 秋景山水図 (Shūkei sansui zu)

Ink drawing of a reclining woman and a seated man in a cap, each beside columns of Japanese calligraphy.

The Thirty-Six Poetic Immortals

Sakai Hōitsu, 1824

Ink and color hanging scroll of two courtesans behind a lattice window, with a red demon below, mountain and plum branches be

Shimabara Courtesans Exorcizing Demons

Miyagawa Isshō, second half of the 18th century

Hanging scroll ink landscape with tall rocky peaks, a waterfall, trees, and calligraphy columns along the sides.

明陸治枚乘獨坐圖軸

Lu Zhi, 1495

Handscroll painting of misty mountains, thatched huts, a pine tree and a pale moon over harvested grain fields.

Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers

Kano Tōun, 1675

Handscroll of a kabuki theater with a stage, curtains, costumed performers, audience members, and a tree in the center.

Kabuki Theater

Nonoyama Kōzan, 1822

Vertical Chinese hanging scroll of misty cliffs, a river valley, a small pavilion among bare trees, and calligraphy with red

明陸治種菊圖軸

Ink handscroll of crowds in kimono strolling and dining on riverside platforms beside a flowing river with boats.

Amusements in Kyoto in the Four Seasons

Maruyama Ōkyo, late 1770s-early 1780s

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

Painting of a young actor in a floral kimono with a family crest, holding a sword against a plain background.

Young Actor in Male Role

Kaigetsudō Ando, 1800

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 ink monkeys on branches and rocks above waves, a pale moon, and a gold leaf background.

猿猴捉月図屏風

Sesson Shūkei, 1570

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 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

Hanging scroll of two quail beside tall millet stalks with golden seed heads on a pale ivory background.

粟に鶉図

Kiyohara Yukinobu

Hanging scroll with ink sketches of Mount Fuji, pine, swallows, fish and flowers, interspersed with handwritten poems.

Drawings and Poems by Various Artists

Shokusanjin, ca. 1814

Panoramic ink landscape of jagged mountain peaks with small pavilions and handwritten inscription columns at upper right.

General View of Inner Geumgang

Sin Hak-gwon, mid-19th century

Handscroll drawing of Tang court women in ink line with pale color, attending a mirror, carrying trays, and seated near a dog

Spring Morning in the Tang Court

Zhou Wenju, 1800

Six-panel gold screen showing a crowded outdoor kabuki performance with stages, pine trees, a bridge, and people in kimono.

Women’s Kabuki

Kanō Takanobu, mid- to late 1610s

Hanging scroll showing a rooster, a carp streamer, a red-robed Shōki figure with a sword, and bamboo banners.

Boy’s Day Carp Streamer and Shōki Banner

Kawanabe Kyōsai, before 1870