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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,662 works

Ink landscape scroll with misty limestone peaks, a river boat, and pavilions among trees.

Mountain Landscape

Soga Shōhaku, ca. 1761-63

Ink drawing of two young bamboo shoots on a hanging scroll, with cursive calligraphy written beside them.

Bamboo Shoots

Shokusanjin, 1820

Hanging scroll of misty cliffs, pine trees, a stream with a plank bridge, and two seated figures on a ledge.

Landscape

Fei Hanyuan, 1756

Hanging scroll of a standing woman in a patterned kimono with a trailing sash, with calligraphy above her.

Girl Tying Sash

Ogawa Haritsu, 1740

Ink drawing of a crouching Chinese lion on a rock, with a large blank paper field above and a gold brocade mount.

Chinese Lion

Yokoya Sōmin, early 18th century

Ink painting of a mynah bird perched on a blossoming plum branch above a rock, with a red seal and inscription.

Mynah Bird on Plum Branch

Saien Hōsai, 18th century

Hanging scroll with painted maple leaves and a pink camellia above columns of Japanese calligraphy on paper.

Miscellaneous Paintings and Calligraphy

Utamaro II, ca. 1801-6

Ink landscape scroll with misty mountains, pine-covered slopes, willows, small houses and a calm river.

Streams and Mountains in Autumn Mist

Bian Wenyu, 1634

Ink landscape of steep layered mountains, pine trees, a rocky stream, and a cluster of buildings on a hillside.

Landscapes in the styles of old masters

Wang Jian, dated 1668

Twelve-panel screen of misty mountains, pine trees, and blue-roofed palace pavilions set among rocky cliffs.

The Palace of Nine Perfections

Yuan Jiang, 1691

Ink and colour landscape album leaf with craggy rocks, a riverbank pavilion, bare trees and misty mountains.

Landscapes painted for Yuweng

Fan Qi, dated 1673

Ink landscape with rocky cliffs, pine trees, village houses on the left, distant mountains, and red seal stamps.

Landscape album

Bada Shanren, dated 1699

Ink landscape hanging scroll of misty mountains, pavilions among pine trees, a waterfall, and calligraphy at upper right.

Dwelling among mountains and clouds

Gong Xian, 17th century

Ink landscape handscroll with willows, a river, a fishing figure, terraced fields and birds, with calligraphy at right.

Whiling Away the Summer at the Ink-Well Thatched Hut

Wu Li, 1679

Ink landscape with misty mountains, pine trees, a riverside pavilion and boat, with calligraphy and red seals above.

Landscape Painted on the Double Ninth Festival

Shitao, dated 1705

Handscroll landscape with green mountains, pine trees, misty river and rooftops, with calligraphy and red seals above.

Fishing in River Country at Blossom Time

Wang Yuanqi, dated 1709

Album leaf with a gnarled tree in pink blossom beside a rock, with calligraphy and red seals above.

Landscapes and calligraphy

Gao Fenghan, dated 1736

Fan-shaped painting of pink peach blossoms and a pale peony with dark leaves, with calligraphy and red seals.

Peach Blossoms and Peony

Zhao Zhiqian, ca. 1860

Ink landscape with misty mountains, drooping willows, a winding path, and vertical calligraphy with a red seal on the left.

Landscapes

Dai Xi, 1848

Ink painting on a fan of a curving apricot branch with grey blossoms and calligraphy in the upper right.

Apricot

Wu Xizai, 19th century

Ink painting on a folding fan leaf of plum branches with white blossoms, with calligraphy and red seals.

Plum

Fan-shaped painting of a woman in a long robe beside a blossoming tree and garden rocks, with calligraphy at right.

Woman in a garden

Qian Huian, dated 1876

Circular fan leaf painting of a toad beside red peonies, blue flowers and orchid leaves, with calligraphy and red seals.

Flower and Toad

Album leaf of misty mountains, a pavilion among willows and pines, and clouds drifting over the cliffs.

Landscape

Zhang Xiong, dated 1827

Ink and color painting on a fan of a herdboy riding a water buffalo through reeds, with calligraphy and red seals.

Herdboy and Buffalo

Ren Bonian, dated 1890

Ink and color painting on a fan leaf of a bird perched on a cord beside a gourd, with calligraphy and red seals.

Bird

Ink painting of a misty river with a sailboat, rooftops on the bank, and autumn trees tinted orange and blue.

Sailing in Autumn

Xugu, dated 1893

Ink and light color landscape with a pavilion on a cliff, a waterfall, pine trees, and two travelers on a path.

Landscapes in the Styles of Various Artists

Cao Jian, dated 1716

Ink landscape on a fan leaf with mountains, trees, a thatched hut, a boat on water, and calligraphy at right.

Landscape

Ink painting of two long-tailed pheasants on rocks beside water, with bamboo and grasses, by Shen Zhou.

Marsh Scene with Birds