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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,826 works

Standing robed figure with red staff inside a circular medallion framed by scalloped cloud motifs on brown silk.

Twelve Designs for Circular Mirror

Ink handscroll of white-breasted crows flying and perching on branches above a misty grey landscape.

Landscape with White-Breasted Crows

Ink sketch of running children, a crowd of boys, and a boy with a stick beside a snake on a handscroll.

Frolicking Figures and Animals

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 19th century

Ink and color landscape of a misty river with mountains, a boat with a figure, red autumn trees and a pavilion.

Landscape with Autumn Foliage

Folding fan painting of two scholars standing beside a boy feeding a white goose under a pine tree.

Two Scholars and Boy with Goose

Sun Rong, 19th century

Hanging scroll of a seated Buddha on a lotus throne with attendants and an altar, rendered in pale tones on a dark blue groun

Buddha Seated on Lotus Throne

Ink drawing of tiered palace pavilions, a stone staircase with figures, and two sailing boats on water.

The Daming Palace

Wang Zhenpeng, early 15th century

Ink and color landscape of two figures crossing a stone bridge toward a pavilion among bamboo and pines, with misty mountains

Landscape with Man Crossing Bridge

Ink landscape hanging scroll with tall cliffs, a waterfall, pine trees, a river, and small pavilions among the hills.

Landscape

Yun Shouping, undated

Ink painting of bamboo stalks and leaves on a pale ground, with vertical calligraphy and red seals along the left edge.

Bamboo and Poem

Hanging scroll of a white eagle on a rock gazing up at a mountain lion climbing beside bamboo leaves.

White Eagle Eyeing a Mountain Lion

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1885

Ink landscape of a misty river with two small boats, a riverside village, trees, and layered mountains in the background.

Landscape with Sailboats

Xi Wang Mu with Feng Wang

Hanging scroll of a rooster in rain beside bamboo and blue morning glories on a gold ground.

Rooster in a Storm

Sō Shizan, 1783

Hanging scroll of an eagle with spread wings diving toward a monkey, painted in ink and color on a tan ground.

Eagle Attacking a Monkey

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1885

Ink painting of an eagle on rocks swooping toward a fleeing rabbit, with a misty mountain in the background.

Eagle Pursuing Rabbit

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1885

Hanging scroll with a circular ink painting of a boy in red trying to make a dark ox drink beside a bare tree.

Boy Trying to Make an Ox Drink

Hanging scroll of a pink peony sheltered by straw, with a small bird on bamboo above and muted gold background.

Peony Sheltered by Rice Straw

Hanging scroll of a gnarled plum tree with white blossoms on bare branches, with a red seal and inscription.

Flowering Plum

Hanging scroll of red camellia blossoms and green leaves on a twisted branch against a pale ochre background, with a seal at

Camellias

Ink painting of a black crow perched on a pale branch beside feathery pine needles against an empty background.

Crow on a Tree

Painting of a white crane on rocks by waves, with peach branches and pink blossoms overhead beside a pine trunk.

Flowers and Birds

Taki Katei, 19th century

Ink painting on a hanging scroll of a woman with a high hair bun and ornamental pin, with calligraphy above her.

Portrait of Lady

Kano Tanbi, probably late 19th century

Hanging scroll of standing Avalokiteshvara with a willow branch and vase, wearing jewelry and robes, against a dark backgroun

The Bodhisattva Willow Kannon (Avalokiteshvara)

Wu Daozi, late 19th century

Still life on gold ground: grey kettle, ochre vessel with paintbrushes, and a blue box, signed with a red seal.

Kettle and Box with Paint Brushes

Shibata Zeshin, 1882

Album leaf of a black lacquer box with gold ginkgo leaves beside a red gourd on a gold background.

Lacquer Box and Gourd

Album leaf showing a bamboo insect cage with red cord beside a black round fan and a small insect on speckled gold ground.

Fan and Insect Cage

Rooster perched on an orange drum with black spiral markings against a speckled gold background.

Cock on Drum

Shibata Zeshin, 1882

Album leaf on gold ground with persimmons on a branch, a hanging wasp nest, a wasp, and a red hedge below.

Persimmons Branch and Wasp Nest above a Hedge

Red cattails and green reeds beneath a pale full moon in a dusky sky, with a red seal at lower right.

Cat Tails and Moon