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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

4,705 works

Hanging scroll of a robed courtier and attendants with a horse on a winding mountain path, with poem calligraphy on gold.

“Mount Utsu” (Utsu no yama), from The Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)

Tawaraya Sotatsu, ca. 1634

Hanging scroll of a small wagtail perched on a rock beside a bare branch, with ink calligraphy in the upper right.

Wagtail on a Rock

Taikyo Genju, mid-14th century

Hanging scroll of a musk cat beside camellias, with a small bird on a willow branch above, on a muted ground.

Musk Cat

Uto Gyoshi, mid- to late 16th century

Hanging scroll of lions on a stone arch above a waterfall and misty mountains, with calligraphy at upper left.

Lions at the Stone Bridge of Mount Tiantai

Soga Shōhaku, 1779

Ink painting of a heron standing on a branch beside drooping willow fronds, on a pale hanging scroll.

Heron and Willow

Sesshū Tōyō, 18th-19th century

Hanging scroll of a sparrow flying above an ink-painted bamboo stalk with leaves, on a cream ground with patterned silk borde

Sparrow and Bamboo

Kano Tan'yu, 17th-18th century

Hanging scroll of an eagle diving toward a mountain lion on rocks, with a waterfall and leafy branches in ink.

Eagle Attacking a Mountain Lion

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1885

Songbird perched on a flowering branch with white blossoms and ink-drawn leaves on a grey silk background.

Birds on a Flowering Branch

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a small bird with a rosy cheek perched on a rock beside a plum branch and a thin bamboo stalk.

Bird on a Plum Tree

Two black crows perched on a pine branch above rocks, painted in gray ink wash on silk with a gold border.

Two Crows on a Pine Branch

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Three sparrows in flight painted in brown and grey tones on a pale silk background, by Watanabe Seitei.

Sparrows Flying

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Painting of a sparrow on a stem beside a white rain-dotted mallow flower with buds and green leaves.

Cotton Rose Mallows in the Rain

Okada Baison, ca. 1891-92

Ink painting of a gnarled tree with crows perched on branches, a flock flying above, and a red sun rising behind distant tree

Flock of Crows at Dawn

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Two orange-breasted birds perch on a branch beside hanging blue wisteria and green leaves on a pale silk ground.

Birds and Flowers

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Three grey carp swim among dark wooden stakes beneath rippled water, with calligraphy and red seals at upper right.

Fishes Swimming

Seki Shūkō, Summer, 1891

Ink painting of three swallows, two perched on a rock and one flying, beside a cascading waterfall.

Swallows by a Waterfall

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Three white egrets perched on a dark branch beside a pale full moon and drooping willow branches at night.

Egrets in a Tree at Night

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Hawk in flight clutching a small bird in its talons, with pine branches in the upper right on a grey silk background.

Hawk Holding a Small Bird

Okada Baison, ca. 1891-92

Ink painting of a black crow on a riverbank with reeds and bare branches, with a red seal at upper right.

Crow and Reeds by a Stream

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Painting of a grey songbird on a branch with red autumn leaves, looking down at a spider on a thread.

Bird on Branch Watching Spider

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Painting of a swallow in flight over misty grey ground beside drooping maple branches with reddish leaves and seeds.

A Swallow in the Rain

Okada Baison, ca. 1891-92

Ink painting of two birds perched on a gnarled willow branch with drooping leaves on a grey silk background.

Two Birds on a Branch

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Kingfisher diving with a fish among dark ink reeds on a misty grey ground, painted in Japanese style.

Bird Catching Fish Among Reeds

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a school of fish swimming diagonally across a soft grey background, with red seals at upper right.

School of Fishes

Seki Shūkō, ca. 1890-92

Ink painting of a black crow perched on a bamboo branch beside bamboo stalks and leaves, with a red seal on the stalk.

Crow on a Bamboo Branch

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Three songbirds with striped heads perch on a diagonal branch against pale grey ink-wash foliage.

Three Birds on Branch

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Three grey fish swim across a pale silk background with soft wavy ripples, signed and sealed at lower right.

Fishes Swimming

Seki Shūkō, ca. 1890-92

Ink painting of a black crow with open beak on a branch, with bamboo leaves behind it and a red seal at right.

Crow on a Branch

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Two white egrets by water, one on a dark rock among reeds, painted in soft grey ink washes on silk.

Egrets at the Water's Edge

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Three fish swimming beneath rippled water in soft grey tones, with calligraphy and red seals at upper right.

Fishes

Seki Shūkō, ca. 1890-92