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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

4,705 works

Ink painting of a singing bird with open beak perched on a branch, with dark leaves and red seals on silk.

Singing Bird on a Branch

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Painting of a young bird beside white roses and buds, with a butterfly flying at upper left on grey silk.

Roses, Young Bird and a Butterfly

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Ink painting of two small birds in flight above slender reeds on a pale silk background, with a red seal.

Small Birds and Bamboo

Kawabata Gyokushō, 1887-92

Ink painting of a striped cat pawing at a frog beside bamboo and grasses, by Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887.

Cat Catching a Frog

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Several small green and yellow songbirds perched on a branch among muted autumn leaves on a grey silk ground.

Birds on a Branch

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a cat seen from behind, head turned left, with dark ears and a pale body and curled tail on silk.

Cat Seen from Behind

Kawabata Gyokushō, ca. 1887-92

Ink painting of a black crow perched on a rock beside dark leaves, with a red seal at the lower left.

Crow on a Rock

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Two fish swim in misty water beneath a branch of green leaves and small white blossoms.

Fishes

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Grey ink painting of a bird leaning over water beside faint reeds on a pale silk ground.

Bird at the Water's Edge

Kawabata Gyokushō, 1887-92

Ink painting of two rats on a gourd, one gnawing inside it, with a bird, white hibiscus flowers and grasses around.

Rats and Gourd

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Small fish swim in a swirling current across a grey silk ground, with thin water plants along the bottom edge.

Small Fishes

Seki Shūkō, ca. 1890-92

A Pair of Puppies

Kawabata Gyokushō, ca. 1887-92

Ink painting of a black crow perched on a branch beside a pale full moon, rendered in grey washes.

Crow and the Moon

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Three otters swim in misty grey water, painted in soft ink on silk with a signature and red seals at right.

Otters Swimming

Seki Shūkō, ca. 1890-92

Small painting of men raising a timber frame beside a house on a dirt road, with a white horse and a tree at right.

House Raising

William P. Chappel, 1870s

Ink painting of a dark starling with open beak perched on a branch above a smaller bird, with twigs and leaves framing the sc

Starlings on a Branch

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Three slender needlefish swim across a pale silk ground beside a pink branch and green leaves.

Three Fishes and a Branch

Seki Shūkō, ca. 1890-92

Pair of hanging scrolls with pink roses, white blossoms, green leaves and small birds on a pale background.

Roses and Field Sparrow (?)

Hasegawa Gyokuhō, 19th century

Monochrome ink painting of a fox leaping to catch a bird beside berry branches and bamboo leaves.

Fox Catching Bird

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Two hanging scrolls: a crested bird perched on a plum tree stump, and a dark bird beside pine needles on a branch, in ink.

Crested Bird on Stump of Plum Tree

Fan-shaped album leaf of a snow-capped mountain with four birds flying across a pale sky, gold speckled mount.

Mountains with Birds

Shibata Zeshin, late 19th century

Ink and wash painting of an eagle gripping a small bird on a snowy rock ledge, with a red seal in the corner.

Eagle Holding Small Bird

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a crow perched on a rock with reeds at right, mounted as a hanging scroll with gold brocade borders.

Crow on a Rock

Sesson Shūkei, probably 19th century

Ink painting hanging scroll of a crested bird perched on a bare tree trunk, with sparse grasses below, in gold brocade mounti

Bird on Tree (Haha-chō)

Ink painting of an owl on a branch, mocked by two small birds, one flying and one perched above.

Owl Mocked by Small Birds

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a sparrow perched on a plum branch beside a rock, mounted as a hanging scroll with gold brocade border.

Sparrow on Plum Branch (Ume ni Suzume)

Shōkadō Shōjō

Ink painting of a robed rider on a horse in clouds above a rocky outcrop and tree, with diagonal rain streaks.

Rain God Riding in Clouds on a Horse

Ink painting of a black crow in flight on a pale silk ground, with a red seal and signature in the lower right.

Crow Flying in the Snow

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink and color painting of a duck on a snowy rock beside a drooping willow, with a pale moon behind.

Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Bird and Willow in Snow

Shibata Zeshin, 1882

Ink painting of a dark blackbird perched on a pale rock beside bamboo leaves and grasses.

Blackbird on Wave-Swept Rock