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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,986 works

Ink drawing of a crouching Chinese lion on a rock, with a large blank paper field above and a gold brocade mount.

Chinese Lion

Yokoya Sōmin, early 18th century

Ink painting of a mynah bird perched on a blossoming plum branch above a rock, with a red seal and inscription.

Mynah Bird on Plum Branch

Saien Hōsai, 18th century

Hanging scroll with painted maple leaves and a pink camellia above columns of Japanese calligraphy on paper.

Miscellaneous Paintings and Calligraphy

Utamaro II, ca. 1801-6

Ink landscape scroll with misty mountains, pine-covered slopes, willows, small houses and a calm river.

Streams and Mountains in Autumn Mist

Bian Wenyu, 1634

Twelve-panel screen of misty mountains, pine trees, and blue-roofed palace pavilions set among rocky cliffs.

The Palace of Nine Perfections

Yuan Jiang, 1691

Ink landscape hanging scroll of misty mountains, pavilions among pine trees, a waterfall, and calligraphy at upper right.

Dwelling among mountains and clouds

Gong Xian, 17th century

Ink landscape handscroll with willows, a river, a fishing figure, terraced fields and birds, with calligraphy at right.

Whiling Away the Summer at the Ink-Well Thatched Hut

Wu Li, 1679

Handscroll landscape with green mountains, pine trees, misty river and rooftops, with calligraphy and red seals above.

Fishing in River Country at Blossom Time

Wang Yuanqi, dated 1709

Ink landscape with misty mountains, drooping willows, a winding path, and vertical calligraphy with a red seal on the left.

Landscapes

Dai Xi, 1848

Ink painting of a misty river with a sailboat, rooftops on the bank, and autumn trees tinted orange and blue.

Sailing in Autumn

Xugu, dated 1893

Ink painting of two long-tailed pheasants on rocks beside water, with bamboo and grasses, by Shen Zhou.

Marsh Scene with Birds

Ink handscroll of white-breasted crows flying and perching on branches above a misty grey landscape.

Landscape with White-Breasted Crows

Ink sketch of running children, a crowd of boys, and a boy with a stick beside a snake on a handscroll.

Frolicking Figures and Animals

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 19th century

Folding fan painting of two scholars standing beside a boy feeding a white goose under a pine tree.

Two Scholars and Boy with Goose

Sun Rong, 19th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll with tall cliffs, a waterfall, pine trees, a river, and small pavilions among the hills.

Landscape

Yun Shouping, undated

Ink painting of bamboo stalks and leaves on a pale ground, with vertical calligraphy and red seals along the left edge.

Bamboo and Poem

Hanging scroll of a rooster in rain beside bamboo and blue morning glories on a gold ground.

Rooster in a Storm

Sō Shizan, 1783

Hanging scroll with a circular ink painting of a boy in red trying to make a dark ox drink beside a bare tree.

Boy Trying to Make an Ox Drink

Ink painting of a black crow perched on a pale branch beside feathery pine needles against an empty background.

Crow on a Tree

Ink painting on a hanging scroll of a woman with a high hair bun and ornamental pin, with calligraphy above her.

Portrait of Lady

Kano Tanbi, probably late 19th century

Hanging scroll of a pink peony sheltered by straw, with a small bird on bamboo above and muted gold background.

Peony Sheltered by Rice Straw

Hanging scroll of standing Avalokiteshvara with a willow branch and vase, wearing jewelry and robes, against a dark backgroun

The Bodhisattva Willow Kannon (Avalokiteshvara)

Wu Daozi, late 19th century

Ink painting of a tortoise moving toward a red vessel with calligraphy on a tan vertical scroll.

Tortoise

Shibata Zeshin, 19th century

Six-panel gold screen with green arrowroot vines and grey poem cards bearing calligraphy and small landscape paintings.

Anthology of Japanese and Chinese Poems (Wakan rōeishū) with Underpainting of Arrowroot Vines

Konoe Nobuhiro, early 17th century

Six-panel folding screen of children playing by a sandy shore, with a boat and gold leaf clouds.

Children Playing in Summer and Winter

Maruyama Ōshin, early 19th century

Hanging scroll of a hooded robed figure with a staff above a crouching child and a standing woman in kimono.

Group

Shibata Zeshin, 19th century

Handscroll painting of mounted riders in red armor racing past a crowd on a wooden stand, with tiled rooftops below.

Horse Race at Kamo

Sumiyoshi Hiromori, 18th century

Ink painting of a pale full moon partly covered by dark diagonal clouds, with calligraphy in the upper left.

Moon amid Clouds

Seisetsu Shūcho, early 19th century

Hanging scroll painting of a single feather with dark ink shading, bamboo quill, and red artist seal on tan ground.

Feather

Shibata Zeshin, 19th century

Hanging scroll of ink plum blossoms on a twisting branch above a rock, with bamboo at left and calligraphy in the corner.

Ink Plum and Bamboo

Hoashi Kyōu, 1856 (Ansei 3)