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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

3,059 works

Handscroll painting of sailing junks on a rippled river passing a shore of willow trees, hills, and village houses.

The Qianlong Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Four: The Confluence of the Huai and Yellow Rivers

Xu Yang, dated 1770

Grey ink landscape on a fan leaf with a tall mountain, pine trees, village houses and mist in a valley.

Landscape

Wang Chen, dated 1788

Hanging scroll of misty autumn mountains with pines, a thatched hut, small figures and calligraphy in the upper right.

Drunk in Autumn Woods

Shitao, ca. 1702

Hanging scroll landscape of a craggy mountain, winding river, trees, and a small boat with three figures.

Landscape

Wu Xizai, dated 1858

Ink landscape hanging scroll with steep rocky mountains, pine trees by a shore, and calligraphy inscription above.

Anchorage on a rainy night

Shen Zhou, dated 1477

Ink and color album leaf of two sailboats on a river beside a pavilion on a rocky cliff, with calligraphy and seals.

Landscapes

Shitao, ca. 1690

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty mountains, trees, and a fisherman in a boat on a river.

Winter landscape with fisherman

Shi Zhong, late 15th-early 16th century

Handscroll painting of a garden with willow trees, a white wall, a pavilion with figures, and tiled roofs under clouds.

Second View of the Studio for Respecting the Fungus of Longevity

Yang Tianbi, 1825

Ink landscape with misty distant mountains, leafless trees, rocks, and a small roofed pavilion beside red seals.

Landscapes of the Four Seasons

Ink handscroll showing robed figures, a flute player, a monkey, and a gourd among rocks and foliage.

Merry Gatherings in the Magic Jar

Hanging scroll of mythical beasts, lions, tigers, cranes and peacocks among rocky mountains and pines, with calligraphy above

Birds and Animals Used in Military Insignia

Zhuwu Jushi, late 19th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty mountain peaks, pine trees, a small pavilion, and a seated figure by a stream.

Thirty-six Peaks of Mount Huang Recollected

Shitao, ca. 1705

Album leaf of a rider on a grey horse passing a tiered pavilion beneath misty mountains and autumn trees.

Landscape with Man on Horseback

Ink landscape on silk with a tiered pavilion among pines, a figure crossing a bridge, and misty mountains.

Landscape with Man Crossing Bridge

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty mountains, pine trees, a thatched hermitage and a seated figure, with calligraphy at

Hermitage in Mount Lu

Ink landscape on silk with pine-covered mountains, a pavilion, and ox carts traveling a road in the lower right.

Landscape with Ox Carts on a Road

Ink and color landscape with green mountains, a waterfall, a pavilion, pine trees and small figures on a path.

Eight landscapes

Lu Han, 1699

Ink landscape of layered rocky mountains with a small pagoda, pavilions, bare trees, and a river, on aged silk.

Snow-covered Mountains

Xu Daoning, ca. 1000

Ink landscape handscroll showing mountains, pine and bare trees, a river, and a small hut beside rocky cliffs.

River Landscape in Autumn

Luo Mu, dated 1661

Ink landscape with willow trees, misty mountains and a small boat by a riverbank, beside a page of calligraphy with red seals

Eight album leaves from a miniature album

Prince Cheng Yongxing

Ink landscape with twisted pine trees, a small figure on a path, and rounded rock formations fading into distant hills.

Landscape

Zhang Cining, 1807

Ink landscape with four twisted pine trees, rocky cliffs, misty mountains, and red seals on a pale background.

Landscape with Four Pines

Ink landscape of misty cliffs, pine trees and a small hut, with calligraphy and red seals above.

Landscapes with Poems

Gong Xian, 1688

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty mountains, pine trees, a small hut, and calligraphy with red seals at upper left.

Autumn Mountains

Six-panel folding screen of misty ink landscape with pines, a waterfall, a pagoda and a small boat on water.

Landscapes of the Four Seasons

Kano Tan'yu, 1630s

Hanging scroll of a misty ink landscape with a rock outcrop, a tree on a bank, and a figure on a small bridge.

Splashed-Ink Landscape

Bokushō Shūshō, early 16th century

Ink landscape of rocky cliffs topped with pavilions and pines, with small boats on misty water below.

Landscape with Rocky Precipice

Sesson Shūkei, 16th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll of a musician playing qin beneath a pine on a cliff while two listeners sit nearby.

Bo Ya Plays the Qin as Zhong Ziqi Listens

Kano Motonobu, 1530s

Hanging scroll of two pheasants on rocks by water, beneath a flowering tree with green leaves and pale blossoms.

Pheasants among Trees: Flowers of the Four Seasons

Kanō Shōei, probably 1560s

Six-panel ink landscape screen with rocky peaks, pine trees, a lakeside village, boats, and flying birds.

Landscape of the Four Seasons

Unkoku Tōgan, late 16th-early 17th century