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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,986 works

Ochre-toned painting of a seated nymph gathering grapes beside a vessel, with putti carrying fruit and an amphora on a dark g

Nymph and Putti in a Vintage Scene; Nymph with a Wreath and Putti with Garlands of Flowers

Piat Joseph Sauvage, 1763

Hanging scroll of three rats on a red table among blue books, peacock feathers and coral, with spider webs below.

Rats on a Scholar’s Desk

Nagasawa Rosetsu, ca. 1794-95

Ink painting of overlapping grey banana leaves with a twisting central stalk and red seal stamps on a hanging scroll.

Banana Leaves

Itō Jakuchū, 1790s

Six-panel folding screen of a misty lakeside landscape with willows, pines, rocks, and distant mountains.

Lake Biwa in Four Seasons

Nukina Sūō, 1834

Hanging scroll of a winter mountain landscape in ink with bare trees, a waterfall, a pavilion and a seated figure.

Winter Landscape

Hayashi Hyakuhi, dated 1840

Hanging scroll of a pale full moon in misty sky above a pine branch and dark hillside in ink wash.

Moonlit Landscape

Nagasawa Rosetsu, 1794-95

Ink painting of a small songbird perched on a drooping willow branch against a pale, empty background.

Nightingale on Willow Branch

Keibun, 1779

Ink landscape hanging scroll with a waterfall, a pine tree, and a seated figure among rocks beneath misty mountains.

Viewing a Waterfall

Kushiro Unsen, 1793

Ink landscape hanging scroll with a tall rocky peak, misty slopes, trees, small buildings and figures on paths.

Green Mountains as the Rain Ceases

Urakami Gyokudō, early 19th century

Ink painting of a dove perched on a plum branch with blossoms beside a dark rock, on a pale background.

Dove on Plum Tree

Kanō Tanshin, 1653

Hanging scroll with ink mountains, willow trees over rocks, and vertical calligraphy with red seals above.

Unexpected Meeting on the Yodo River

Rai San’yō, 1823

Hanging scroll of two cranes calling beneath bamboo and a full moon, with ink and soft color on silk.

Pair of Cranes in Bamboo Grove

Tanomura Chikuden, ca. early 1830s

Ink landscape hanging scroll with a craggy mountain, pine trees, a pavilion, and calligraphy at upper right.

清張庚倣王蒙山水圖軸

Zhang Geng, 1759

Handscroll painting of a night parade of demons, including a green oni with a trident and a winged flaming creature.

The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons

Tachibana Gadō, 1892

Painting of a sandy beach curving along calm water toward a dark wooded bluff under a pale hazy sky.

Eaton's Neck, Long Island

John Frederick Kensett, 1872

Handscroll painting of a crowded seaside scene with kimono-clad people, food stalls, diners at tables, and wavy water.

華洛四季遊楽図巻

Gen Ki, 1778

Hanging scroll of a striped tiger with green eyes stepping forward, framed by gold brocade mounts.

Tiger

Gan Ku, dated 1790

Painting of a rowboat on calm water at sunset, with dark trees on the right and a distant sailboat under a rose-colored sky.

Twilight on the Sound, Darien, Connecticut

John Frederick Kensett, 1872

Hanging scroll with four bold black ink calligraphy characters on pale paper, with red seals and a blue brocade mount.

百年無事人 (For a hundred years [I have been] a person with no attachments)

Full-length portrait of a bearded man in black evening dress holding a top hat, fan and pink wrap against a grey background.

Arrangement in Flesh Colour and Black: Portrait of Theodore Duret

James McNeill Whistler, 1883

Painting of figures in classical robes gesturing on a loggia, with a sleeping infant in a cradle and a hilly landscape beyond

The Legend of the Infant Servius Tullius

Bonifazio Veronese

Ink drawing of the immortal Li Tieguai with crutch and gourd, with calligraphy and red seals at upper right.

The Immortal Li Tieguai

Su Renhsan, 1814

Painting of a reclining nude woman on a spotted cloth in a landscape with trees, water and small background figures.

Bacchante in a Landscape

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1865-70

Painted cassone panel showing a woman swimming a river past a soldiers' camp toward a red walled city gate.

The Legend of Cloelia

Guidoccio Cozzarelli, ca. 1480

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, pine trees, thatched houses beside a stream, in grey ink tones.

Autumn Landscape

Kawabata Gyokushō, 1900

Painting of young ballet dancers in a rehearsal room with a double bass lying in the foreground by a green wall.

Dancers in the Rehearsal Room with a Double Bass

Edgar Degas, ca. 1882-85

Painting of Saints John the Evangelist and Lawrence with a chalice, open book, palm frond and eagle against a dark background

Saints John the Evangelist and Lawrence

Defendente Ferrari

Handscroll painting of courtly figures seated by a river among green hills and a blossoming cherry tree.

The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)

Kaihō Yūsetsu, 1600

Gilded cassone panel with three roundels showing Hercules labors, including a centaur fight, a lion, and a wrestling scene.

The Labors of Hercules

Painting of a woman in a blue silk gown sewing at a side table with red thread and a pansy in a vase.

Penelope

Charles Marchal, ca. 1868