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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,826 works

Ink drawing of a bearded sage seated on a platform, flanked by monks, a female attendant, and an armored guardian figure.

Vimalakirti and the Doctrine of Nonduality

Wang Zhenpeng, dated 1308

Ink landscape hanging scroll with rocky mountains, pine trees, a river, a small hut, and calligraphy inscriptions.

Landscape in the Styles of Huang Gongwang and Gao Kegong

Wang Yuanqi, dated 1705

Ink landscape hanging scroll of craggy mountains, waterfalls and twisted pines, with calligraphy at upper left.

The strange pines of Mount Tiantai

Dai Benxiao, 1687

Handscroll of an imperial barge and boats on a canal, with a procession along the bank and pavilions among trees.

The Qianlong Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Six: Entering Suzhou along the Grand Canal

Xu Yang, dated 1770

Hanging scroll of peonies, lilies and blossoms above goldfish swimming in an octagonal basin beside a tree trunk.

Flowers and Goldfish

Sō Shizan, 18th century

Handscroll painting of grasshoppers, dragonflies, a snail and a wasp among grasses and branches on pale paper.

Insects and Grasses

Yamamoto Baiitsu, dated 1847

Six-panel ink landscape screen with misty mountains, a waterfall, pines, a river and small boats.

Landscape of the Four Seasons (Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers)

Sōami, early 16th century

Ink and color handscroll of a misty river landscape with rocky banks, pine trees and small thatched houses.

River Landscape

Ink painting of bare winter trees, a thatched hut and a flock of birds over a misty river with calligraphy at upper right.

Winter landscapes and flowers

Ink and light color landscape album leaf with steep mountain, pavilion by water, pines and distant blue hills.

Landscapes in the styles of ancient masters

Wang Jian, 17th century

Ink line drawing of Buddhist luohan monks in patterned robes, one holding a tall staff and another an incense burner.

The Sixteen Luohans

Qiu Ying, 16th or 17th century

Four-panel ink painting of misty bamboo with gray washes, calligraphy inscription and red seals.

Misty Bamboo on a Distant Mountain

Zheng Xie, dated 1753

Ink painting of gnarled plum branches under a pale moon, with two figures on rocks and misty mountains behind.

Viewing plum blossoms by moonlight

Ma Yuan, early 13th century

Ink painting of bamboo growing from a rock, with a bare plum branch and calligraphic inscriptions in the upper corners.

Bamboo and rock

Deng Yu, ca. 1360-67

Handscroll with brush calligraphy and a circular ink vignette of a robed figure with a staff beside a tree and rocks.

Ten Oxherding Songs

Karasumaru Mitsuhiro, ca. 1634

Handscroll painting of a seated armored warrior, two demons among trees, and a robed official receiving a scroll from an atte

Searching the Mountains for Demons

Zheng Zhong, 17th century

Ink landscape on silk with sparse trees, a thatched pavilion, and column of Chinese inscription with red seals.

Sparse trees and pavilion

Wang Meng, late 1350s

Hanging scroll of a pink peony in bloom with a bud, green leaves, a small bird on the stem, and calligraphy at upper right.

Peony with Bird

Ink landscape hanging scroll with rock cliffs, a bare tree, a small figure on a stone bridge, and calligraphy.

The Stone Bridge

Zhang Feng, dated 1661

Ink landscape hanging scroll with a bare winter tree, rocks, and a small walking figure near misty water and mountains.

Returning home through the snow

Dai Jin, ca. 1455

Hanging scroll of a waterfall cascading past cliffs and a pine, with a seated scholar and attendant beside bamboo below.

Li Bai gazing at the waterfall on Mount Lu

Zhong Li, late 15th century

Folding screen showing two red-crowned cranes beneath a pine tree with azaleas, rocks, and stylized water at left.

Cranes, Pines, and Bamboo

Ogata Kōrin, early 18th century

Woman in patterned kimono walking by a railing and cherry blossoms, with a birdcage and a small bird beside her.

Parody of Murasaki, from "Lavender" (Wakamurasaki), chapter 5 of the Tale of Genji

Kawamata Tsuneyuki, 18th century

Two-panel folding screen with dark autumn grasses, vines and insects on silver leaf, with a gold moon on the right.

Autumn Grasses in Moonlight

Shibata Zeshin, second half of the 19th century

Ink painting of orchids growing from a rock, with calligraphy and red seals in the upper right of a hanging scroll.

Orchids and Rock

Gyokuen Bonpō, late 14th-early 15th century

Hanging scroll of the wrathful deity Fudō Myōō with sword and rope, standing before a red flaming halo on a rocky pedestal.

Fudō Myōō and Two Attendants

Ryūshū Shūtaku, 14th century

Six-panel gold screen showing a battle with mounted warriors on a shore and armored soldiers in boats on dark water.

The Battle of Yashima, from The Tale of the Heike (Heike monogatari)

Tosa School, 17th century

Fan painting on gold ground: a seated scholar by rocks, a woman playing lute, and a woman with a fan beside fruit.

Landscapes and Flowers

Chen Hongshou, first half of the 17th century

Six-panel gold screen with red and white poppies on green stems beside a black and gold checkered fence.

Red and White Poppies

Tosa Mitsumochi, early 17th century

Hanging scroll of a magpie perched on a branch with white viburnum flowers and green leaves against a gray background.

Magpie on Viburnum Branch

Genga, early 16th century