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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

4,705 works

Dark saddled horse standing in a farm yard beside trees, with a rider and a small bird, under a pale sky.

Saddle Horse in Farm Yard

Winslow Homer, ca. 1870-75

Two young girls in a garden with a black dog, a flower basket, and a white house under a cloudy sky in the distance.

The Daughters of Daniel T. MacFarlan

Theodore E. Pine, 1857

Painting of a trumpeter on horseback at a city gate, with a crowd, a large tree, and a tavern building in warm tones.

The Vigilant Stuyvesant's Wall Street Gate

John Quidor, 1863

Two setter dogs pointing toward a group of quail in tall grass beneath a cloudy sky.

On Point

Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, 1874

Two bearded men on horseback in snowy woods with a rifle and hunting dogs, one pointing ahead.

Trappers

Jonathan K. Trego, ca. 1855

Nude woman with gold jewelry reclines by a spring pool, with a castle and river town in the background and partridges at her

Nymph of the Spring

Lucas Cranach the Younger, ca. 1545-50

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, willows, a pavilion, and a herder on a water buffalo beside a grazing buffalo.

Landscape with Figures

Yang Jin, Dated 1726

Hanging scroll of a horseman approaching a pavilion where scholars play go beneath a large tree, by Wang Su, 1862.

Bringing the Message of Victory to Dongshan

Ink and color painting of a seated robed scholar beside a jar, a book, and a dish of greens, with calligraphy at right.

Figures, flowers, and landscapes

Chen Hongshou, one leaf dated 1627

Ink painting of a white horse with bridle beside a striped post, surrounded by Chinese calligraphy and red seals.

Night-Shining White

Han Gan, ca. 750

Ink handscroll of wild geese flying over reeds by a water edge, with black calligraphy columns and red seals on the right.

Courtly Odes, Beginning with "Wild Geese"

Ma Hezhi, mid-12th century

Handscroll painting of a seated ruler in a pavilion, attendants, and grooms leading horses beneath trees.

Duke Wen of Jin Recovering His State

Li Tang, mid-12th century

Ink painting of a white horse with dark mane led by a robed groom, with red seals and inscription on paper.

Grooms and horses

Zhao Mengfu, dated 1296 and 1359

Hanging scroll of a pink peony in bloom with a bud, green leaves, a small bird on the stem, and calligraphy at upper right.

Peony with Bird

Hanging scroll of a magpie perched on a branch with white viburnum flowers and green leaves against a gray background.

Magpie on Viburnum Branch

Genga, early 16th century

Hanging scroll of mounted riders playing polo between red goal posts on a gold background.

Tartars Playing Polo

Kano Eisen'in Furunobu, early 18th century

Gold-leaf folding screen with small birds, orange millet stalks, white chrysanthemums, bamboo and a wooden fence.

Autumn Millet and Small Birds

Hanging scroll of a pink peony and blue-green leaves with a swallow perched on a branch above.

Peony and Swallow

Tsubaki Chinzan, 1854

Hanging scroll of two birds perched among willow fronds and pink peach blossoms on a gnarled tree above rocks.

Birds in Willows and Blossoming Peach Tree

Yosa Buson, ca. 1760s

Hanging scroll of a yellow bird on a branch among white plum blossoms, red camellias and snow-covered rocks.

Bird among Camellias in Snow

Sō Shiseki, mid-18th century

Hanging scroll of a hawk on a branch with red berries and bamboo leaves, a small bird flying in the upper left.

Hawk Grasping a Small Bird

Tsubaki Chinzan, mid-19th century

Ink painting of blossoming plum branches with grey washes, calligraphy and a red seal at upper left on pale paper.

Landscapes, Flowers and Birds

Xiang Shengmo, dated 1639

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

Hanging scroll of a small bird on a blooming crepe myrtle branch beside a pale moon and clouds, with calligraphy.

Small Bird on a Crepe Myrtle Branch

Tsubaki Chinzan, ca. 1850s

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

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

Ink and color painting on a fan leaf of a bird perched on a cord beside a gourd, with calligraphy and red seals.

Bird

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

Marsh Scene with Birds

Standing robed figure with red staff inside a circular medallion framed by scalloped cloud motifs on brown silk.

Twelve Designs for Circular Mirror

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

Landscape with White-Breasted Crows