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Fan-shaped ink painting of craggy mountain peaks, pine trees, a stream and a cliff pavilion, with calligraphy at upper right.

Peaks of Mount Huang

Ink landscape on round silk fan: thatched house beside pine trees and a rocky cliff, with distant mountains in misty sky.

Returning Home in a Driving Rain

Xia Gui, early 13th century

Hanging scroll of a horseman approaching a pavilion where scholars play go beneath a large tree, by Wang Su, 1862.

Bringing the Message of Victory to Dongshan

Fan-shaped watercolor of a pink peony and green leaves with black calligraphy and red seals on gold ground.

Peony

Zhao Zhiqian, dated 1862

Fan painting of white silkworms feeding on green mulberry leaves, with three moths at the left and red seals.

Silkworm

Ju Chao, dated 1859

Ink and colour painting of a blossoming branch with several bees in flight on a grey background.

Insects and Flowers

Ju Lian, dated 1865

Painting on a folding fan of a gray squirrel on a branch beside purple grapes and green leaves.

Squirrel and Grapes

Sha Fu, dated 1894

Hanging scroll of two men weighing books on a hanging scale beneath a pine tree, in ink on brown silk.

Weighing Books

Guo Xu, early 16th century

Monochrome ink landscape with bare trees, misty hills, a rocky bank and a small boat on water, with calligraphy at upper left

Landscapes

Zhang Feng, dated 1644

Fan-shaped painting on gold leaf showing autumn flowers and grasses, mounted in blue brocade as a hanging scroll.

Moon over an Autumn Moor

Kano Yukinobu, 16th century

Ink and color painting of a seated robed scholar beside a jar, a book, and a dish of greens, with calligraphy at right.

Figures, flowers, and landscapes

Chen Hongshou, one leaf dated 1627

Ink landscape handscroll with rocky cliffs, pine trees, and two small figures walking a path beside a stream.

Joint Landscape

Shen Zhou, ca. 1509 and 1546

Ink painting on silk of a weeping willow, bamboo, and a rock with grasses, with calligraphy in the upper left.

Bamboo, old tree, and rock

Wu Zhen, dated 1338

Hanging scroll of rugged mountains, pine trees, a waterfall and a small pavilion with travelers in ink on silk.

Traveling through Snow-Covered Mountains

Yao Yanqing, 1300

Hanging scroll landscape with a pavilion and figures among trees, misty mountains, a stream, and calligraphic inscription at

Living Aloft

Wen Zhengming, 1543

Hanging scroll of a rocky mountain with pines beside a misty lake, with calligraphic inscription at upper left.

Rocky Landscape with Pines

Zhang Xun, before 1346

Ink line drawing on a handscroll showing three robed luohan figures on pale paper, with red seals at the right edge.

The Eighteen Luohans

Ding Yunpeng, 19th century?; spurious date of 1607

Six-panel gold screen with blue irises and green reeds beneath a dark zigzag bridge crossing the picture diagonally.

Irises at Yatsuhashi (Eight Bridges)

Ogata Kōrin, after 1709

Hanging scroll of an elderly scholar teaching a young attendant beside banana plants, with a kneeling figure at a low table.

The Scholar Fu Sheng Transmitting the Book of Documents

Du Jin, 15th-mid-16th century

Ink and color painting on a fan leaf of a robed scholar reading a scroll while seated on a dark pitted rock.

Scholar on a rock

Ren Bonian, ca. 1880

Ink and color handscroll of a misty river village with bare trees, rocky banks, houses, and distant hills.

River Village in Autumn Dawn

Zhao Lingrang, 13th century

Ink landscape handscroll of misty grey mountains, clustered trees and a winding path, framed in yellow silk with red seals.

Cloudy Mountains

Mi Youren, before 1200

Ink drawing on silk of seated officials on a platform with attendants, potted plants, and kneeling figures below.

The Classic of Filial Piety

Li Gonglin, ca. 1085

Ink painting of a white horse with bridle beside a striped post, surrounded by Chinese calligraphy and red seals.

Night-Shining White

Han Gan, ca. 750

Ink handscroll of wild geese flying over reeds by a water edge, with black calligraphy columns and red seals on the right.

Courtly Odes, Beginning with "Wild Geese"

Ma Hezhi, mid-12th century

Handscroll painting of a robed scholar in a lakeside pavilion beside bamboo, willow and white geese on the water.

Wang Xizhi watching geese

Qian Xuan, ca. 1295

Handscroll painting of a seated ruler in a pavilion, attendants, and grooms leading horses beneath trees.

Duke Wen of Jin Recovering His State

Li Tang, mid-12th century

Faint ink sketch of a robed monk seated on rocks beside a small pagoda in a misty landscape.

Meeting between Yaoshan and Li Ao

Zhiweng, before 1256

Ink painting of a large sailing boat in calm water, with a tree-lined shore and small boats in the distance.

Shibaura Bay of Musashi Province

Utagawa Hiroshige, 19th century

Ink drawing on silk of demons playing drum and flute, a procession of small demons, and a woman riding a horse with an attend

The Demon Queller Zhong Kui Giving His Sister Away in Marriage