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Painting of a woman holding a toddler while a girl in green stands beside her on grass against a dark background.

In the Garden

George de Forest Brush, 1906

Six-panel gold screen showing a striped tiger reclining beside a waterfall and rocks, gazing toward the viewer.

Tiger, Tigress and Cub

Kishi Chikudō, 1892

Six-panel gold screen with a twisted cherry tree in white blossom and drooping willow branches above green hillocks with smal

Cherry and Maple Trees

Sakai Hōitsu, early 1820s

Hanging scroll painting of a crouching tiger with green eyes and black stripes, with a signature and red seal at upper left.

Tiger

Kishi Ganku, 1800

Hanging scroll of windblown bamboo leaves framing a waterfall over rocks, painted in grey ink on warm paper.

Windblown bamboo

Hanging scroll of a seated woman in purple robe on a veranda gazing at a moon over misty mountains.

Murasaki Shikibu at Ishiyamadera Temple, based on the print “The Moon at Ishiyama,” from the series One Hundred Aspec…

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, ca. 1892

Hanging scroll painting of a striding tiger with green eyes and black stripes on a pale silk ground.

Tiger

Kishi Ganku, 1615

Ink drawing of a robed figure under a wide hat beside a column of brush calligraphy and a red seal on a hanging scroll.

Su Dongpo in a Borrowed Hat

Ōsen Keisan, late 15th century

Hanging scroll of a seated woman in a green robe beside a red table and brazier, with calligraphy and seals at upper left.

Chinese Beauty

Yokoi Kinkoku, 8th month, 1797

Hanging scroll of two long-tailed birds on a blossoming plum branch with red camellias against a gold background.

Birds on a PlumTree

Kishi Ganku, 1767

Hanging scroll of an elderly bearded man in a cream robe with a white deer beneath pine and plum blossom branches.

Jurōjin

Gan Ku, 1838

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, a red-roofed pavilion among pines, and small travelers on a winding path below.

Autumn Festival in the Mountains

Okada Hankō, first half 19th century

Ink painting on a fan leaf of a rooster standing among grasses, weeds and bamboo, with calligraphy and a red seal.

明（傳）程嘉燧金箋水墨公鷄圖扇頁

Cheng Jiasui, 1368

Hanging scroll with a grey ink ensō circle above a column of cursive Japanese waka poem calligraphy on pale paper.

Waka Poem: “Across the fields and hills…”

Ōtagaki Rengetsu, 19th century

Three hanging panels with a dragonfly over flowers, a bird flying over leafy plants, and a bird on a blossoming plum branch.

Birds and Flowers

Kano Motonobu, mid-16th century

Woman in blue kimono holding a black umbrella in falling snow, with snowy pine trees behind her.

Beauty in Snow

Utagawa Kunisada II

Hanging scroll of a hototogisu bird flying past a full moon, with vertical Japanese calligraphy and a red seal.

Hototogisu

Kubo Shunman, early 19th century

Hanging scroll of two long-tailed birds on a blossoming plum branch with red camellias against a gold background.

Birds on a PlumTree

Gan Ku, late 1770s-early 1780s

Ink and color landscape of a sailboat on a river with trees and rooftops on the far bank.

Sailing in Autumn

Xu Gu, 1893

Hanging scroll of green mountains, a waterfall, pine trees, and scholars seated in a grove beside a table.

High Mountains, Flowing Water: Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi

Okura Ryūzan, ca. 1840

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, a moon, and a small boat with two figures riding rapids beside pine-covered cliffs.

Boat under the Moon

Nagasawa Roshū, early 19th century

Hanging scroll of a seated figure and a standing woman holding a plum branch beside rocks, with calligraphy at upper right.

清改琦插花圖軸

Gai Qi, 1774

Hanging scroll of a bearded scholar in a brown robe amid shelves of vases, curios, and attendants in an ornate interior.

Su Dongpo Laughing

Suzuki Shōnen, 1892

Ink painting on a pair of screens showing robed sages in a misty landscape with an ox, waterfall and pine trees.

Chinese Sages

Kanō Sanraku, late 16th-early 17th century

Painting of horsemen with spears, bow and swords and hounds chasing a large orange tiger across grassland.

Balwant Singh Hunts a Tiger

Hanging scroll of a standing courtesan holding a fan, with a koto and book at left and floral-patterned kimono.

Courtesan with Fan and Koto

Chobunsai Eishi, late 18th century

Hanging scroll of two women in kimono, one lifting a hat overhead and one holding a bowl, on a gold ground.

Women Carrying Pots for the Tsukuma Festival

Katsushika Hokusai

Ink painting of drooping bamboo leaves and stalks beside a textured rock on a pale background.

Rock and Bamboo (Chikuseki zu)

Ki-en, 1704

Ink landscape hanging scroll showing Mount Fuji above terraced fields, pine trees and a rocky foreground.

Mount Fuji

Ike no Taiga, 1760s?

Hanging scroll of a dark mynah bird above pink amaranthus flowers and ink rocks, with red seals on cream paper.

Amaranthus and Mynah Bird