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Ink and color album leaf of a robed scholar and attendant beneath a pine by a waterfall, with misty mountains behind.

Scholar viewing a waterfall

Ma Yuan, early 13th century

Ink landscape on round silk fan showing pine trees, a misty mountain, and small figures with a boat by a lakeshore.

Windswept lakeshore

Xia Gui, 13th century

Round fan painting of a misty mountain, marshy bank and a small figure walking by water, with red seals below.

Poet strolling by a marshy bank

Liang Kai, early 13th century

Horsemen hunting on open steppe, one rider galloping with a falcon flying above, painted on silk fan leaf.

Nomads hunting with falcons

Chen Juzhong, early 13th century

Album leaf of orchids on ochre silk, with pink-tinged blossoms on a branching stem and long dark leaves below.

Orchids

Ma Lin, second quarter of the 13th century

Ink drawing of a multi-tiered pavilion with upturned roofs on a rocky hill with pine trees, with red seals.

The Pavilion of Prince Teng

Tang Di, dated 1352

Ink drawing of narcissus plants with long arching leaves and white flowers rising above them on pale paper.

Narcissus

Zhao Mengjian, mid-13th century

Handscroll detail: a robed scholar in a canopied boat poled by an attendant, with blue mountains and red seals.

Ode on Returning Home

Qian Xuan, 14th-15th century

Ink painting of waves breaking over rocks on a coast with pine trees, a small boat, and distant hills under a pale sky.

Koyurugi Beach of Sagami Province

Utagawa Hiroshige, 19th century

Ink painting of dark mynah birds with open beaks mobbing a mottled owl perched on a blossoming branch.

Mynah Birds Attacking an Owl

Sesson Shūkei, probably 19th century

Handscroll painting of carp swimming among aquatic weeds, with a red seal and black calligraphy on pale silk.

The Pleasures of Fishes

Zhou Dongqing, dated 1291

Ink painting of a gnarled plum branch with small white blossoms, with calligraphy at upper left on a grey ground.

Plum Branch

Yi Yu-won, dated 1888

Two Horses

Unkoku Tōetsu, late 17th century

Hanging scroll of a rooster and hen on a branch beside a grapevine with dark grapes, on a brown ground.

Hen and Rooster with Grapevine

Itō Jakuchū, 1792

Ink handscroll of two pine trees on rocks beside calm water, with distant hills, a small boat, and inscription columns at lef

Twin Pines, Level Distance

Zhao Mengfu, ca. 1310

Ink line drawing of a robed woman standing on rippling water beside a small boat, with a calligraphy page opposite.

Nine Songs

Zhao Mengfu, 14th-15th century

Ink handscroll showing a dragon boat with rowers beside ornate lakeside pavilions and tiled roofs, with red seals at the top

Dragon Boat Regatta on Jinming Lake

Wang Zhenpeng, 14th century (?)

Ink painting of the monk Bodhidharma in flowing robes crossing water on a reed, with calligraphy and red seals above.

Bodhidharma crossing the Yangzi River on a reed

Li Yaofu, before 1317

Handscroll painting of a snowy landscape with bare trees, a rustic riverside house, a footbridge, and misty hills.

Snowy landscape with rustic riverside retreat

Liu Songnian, ca. late 12th century

Hanging scroll of ink trees on a rocky bank with a seated figure, with calligraphy and red seals in the upper left.

Recluse Fishing by Autumn Trees

Sheng Mao, dated 1350

Ink landscape hanging scroll with bare trees on rocks, distant mountains above, and vertical calligraphy with red seals.

Wind among the Trees on the Riverbank

Ni Zan, 1363

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, pine trees and a distant pavilion, with calligraphy and red seals in the upper left.

Spring Clouds at the Pine Studio

Zhang Yu, dated 1366

Hanging scroll of bare gnarled trees on a snowy slope, with a flock of crows flying over misty hills.

Crows in Old Trees

Luo Zhichuan, early 14th century

Hanging scroll of a snowy landscape with tall pine trees, rocks, a seated figure in red, and distant misty mountains.

Landscape after a poem by Wang Wei

Ink landscape hanging scroll with tall pines, rocks, a waterfall, and fishermen in a small boat by the shore.

Returning Fishermen

Tang Di, dated 1342

Ink painting of a dark mynah bird on a rock beside bamboo, with calligraphy and red seals, on a hanging scroll.

Mynah Bird and Bamboo

Zhao Yong, dated 1349

Ink landscape handscroll of a fisherman in a small boat beside willows and bamboo, with calligraphy and red seals at right.

Fisherman

Wu Zhen, ca. 1350

Ink line drawing of a standing bodhisattva in flowing robes holding a staff, on a hanging scroll with calligraphic inscriptio

Bodhisattva Guanyin in the Form of the Buddha Mother

Chen Hongshou, dated 1620

Ink drawing of a multi-storey pavilion with tiled roofs and pines beside misty mountains, with a calligraphy inscription and

The Yellow Pavilion

Xia Yong, ca. 1350

Chinese album leaf: pine trees and rocks in the foreground, misty mountains and a lake beyond, with calligraphy and red seals

Landscapes and poems

Dong Qichang, early 17th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll with craggy mountains, a pine tree, a pavilion by a stream, and an inscription at upper right.

Lofty Scholar among Streams and Mountains, in the manner of Juran

Wang Jian, late 17th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll of mountains, a river village, travelers on a bridge, and sailboats in misty distance.

Travelers among Streams and Mountains

Wu Li, probably 1670s

Ink painting of two dark rocks with small fish swimming between them, with calligraphy and red seals on a pale scroll.

Fish and rocks

Bada Shanren, dated 1699

Ink painting on a hanging scroll of hibiscus, lotus and a rock, with calligraphy and red seals on the left.

Hibiscus, Lotus, and Rock

Shitao, ca. 1705-7

Ink painting of a fisherman in a small boat beneath willow and bare trees, with distant mountains and birds in misty light.

Recluse Fisherman, Autumn Trees

Sheng Mao, dated 1349

Round ink painting on silk of a fisherman by a river beneath willows and misty mountains, with calligraphy label.

Angling in the Autumn River

Sheng Zhu, ca. 1370

Hanging scroll of a seated woman in black kimono playing shamisen, with a pine tree and boats on a river behind her.

Female Entertainer with Shamisen

Teisai Hokuba, early 19th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty craggy mountains, a cliff pavilion, pines, a stone bridge, and calligraphy with red s

Spring Dawn over the Elixir Terrace

Lu Guang, ca. 1369

Ink landscape hanging scroll with pine-covered cliffs, drifting clouds, a thatched pavilion by the water, and a pale moon.

Landscape

Maejima Sōyū, 16th century

Ink painting of a seated monk beside a pine tree while a bearded scholar kneels opposite him, under pine branches.

Zen Encounter (Niaoke Daolin and Bai Juyi)

Kenkō Shōkei, 16th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll with waterfall, cliffs, a lakeside pavilion, a small boat, and a column of calligraphy at top ri

Landscape with Pavilion

Kenkō Shōkei, 1478-80

Ink sketch of three deer on a hanging scroll above a painting of flowering bush clover with pink blossoms.

Preliminary Drawing of Three Deer Mounted on a Hanging-scroll Painting of Flowering Bush Clover

Ogata Kōrin, early 18th century (drawing); early 19th century (painting)

Hanging scroll of a seated judge at a desk with attendants, a bull, and small demons and souls below.

Ten Kings of Hell

Jin Chushi, before 1195

Ink and color landscape leaf with misty mountains, a cart with wheels, pack animals and travelers on a path below.

Landscapes

Ye Xin, dated 1652

Hanging scroll of two red-crowned cranes beside a pine branch and rock, with ink inscription at upper right.

Cranes, Pine Tree, and Lichen

Ren Bonian, dated 1885

Ink painting of bamboo on a fan-shaped leaf with calligraphy and red seals against a speckled gold background.

Bamboo in a spring thunderstorm

Tang Yin, 17th century

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, a river with a small boat, wooden houses and a bridge, with calligraphy at upper left.

Landscape

Feng Qiyong, dated 1733

Hanging scroll of ink bamboo leaves bending beside a pierced rock, with calligraphy and red seals above.

Windblown bamboo

Xia Chang, ca. 1460

Handscroll painting of robed deities riding an ox, horse, donkey and a winged bird across a pale paper ground.

Divinities of the Planets and Constellations

Qiu Ying, 16th century

Six-panel folding screen with mounted paintings, fans and calligraphy, including a maple branch, bird and koi fish.

Paintings and Calligraphy by Literati of Iga Ueno

Fifty-six artists, early 19th century

Ink and color landscape showing a thatched studio pavilion with two figures among trees and rocky outcrops, by Wen Zhengming.

The Cassia Grove Studio

Wen Zhengming, ca. 1532

Hanging scroll of a natural stone arch over a misty gorge, with pines, cliffs, and tiny travelers on the bridge.

Natural Rock Bridge

Lu Zhi, dated 1556

Hanging scroll of scholars on a stone bench under a tree examining a painting, with a pavilion, pines and bamboo.

Studying a painting

Zhang Lu, 16th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty mountains, pine trees, a waterfall, and a pavilion beside a bridge.

Landscape

Wang Duo, dated 1649

One Hundred Horses

Giuseppe Castiglione, datable to 1723-25

Ink and color painting of a reclining drunken man with a sword beside a box, on a fan-shaped sheet in a brocade-bordered scro

Drunken Asaina

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1810

Six-panel gold screen of ink landscape with a large pine, robed figures by a stone table, waterfall and distant mountains.

The Four Accomplishments

Kano Motonobu, mid-16th century

Album leaf with calligraphy on the left and an ink painting of a pine tree beside rocks on the right.

Landscapes, Figures, and Flowers

Chen Hongshou, dated 1618-22

Ink painting of a snarling striped tiger with a curled tail on a hanging scroll, with calligraphy and red seals.

Tiger

Meisō, early 18th century

Handscroll painting of a seated Buddha surrounded by bodhisattvas, celestial beings, and devotees on clouds, with calligraphy

“Universal Gateway,” Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sutra

Sugawara Mitsushige, dated 1257

Handscroll painting of foxes in court dress running on a lawn beside a veranda where a noble in blue robes sits.

Tale of a Strange Marriage (Konkai Zoshi)

Ukita Ikkei, ca. 1858

Hanging scroll of geese flying above and feeding by reeds at water's edge, in muted brown ink on silk.

Reeds and Geese

Tesshū Tokusai, 1343

Calligraphy poem in black ink over gold leaf with gray ink-painted cherry blossoms and branches below.

Poem by Kamo no Chōmei with Underpainting of Cherry Blossoms

Hon'ami Koetsu, 1606

Hanging scroll of a man and two women in patterned kimono beside a pine with a draped striped robe, with a distant shore.

Yukihira and Two Brinemaidens at Suma

Okumura Masanobu, 18th century

Hanging scroll of pine-covered rocky island, cranes, plum blossoms, sea turtle and red sun above misty mountains.

Mount Penglai with Eight Views of Xiao and Xiang

Kano Tansui Moritsune, 19th century

Ink landscape handscroll with misty rocky peaks, a pagoda, pine trees, and a winding path across hills.

Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers

Kanō Tsunenobu, late 17th-early 18th century

Eight-panel folding screen with reeds, rocks and misty hills in ink and wash, with calligraphy above.

Eight Views of Xiao and Xiang Rivers

Maruyama Ōkyo, late 18th century

Ink sketch of a seated man in a court robe and black hat, with handwritten Japanese poem text in columns above.

Competition Between Poets of Different Eras (Jidai fudō uta awase), depicting the poet Minamoto no Hitoshi

Fujiwara no Nobuzane, 13th century

Six-panel gold screen of women and children in kimono around a low table, with an ink landscape screen at left.

Parody of the Four Accomplishments

Shibata Zeshin, second half of the 19th century

Hanging scroll of a seated robed figure with a staff, flanked by green and red demons, before misty mountains and clouds.

Portrait of En no Gyōja

Jakusai, late 14th-15th century

Ink landscape handscroll showing a river, pine trees on rocky banks, distant hills and a village, with red seals.

River Landscape

Xiang Yuanbian, dated 1578

Hanging scroll of robed figures by a misty river with a crane, pine trees and distant mountains, in ink and color.

Four Admirers

Kanō Tsunenobu, late 17th-early 18th century

Vertical painted panel of butterflies fluttering over lavender and pink peonies with green leaves on a tan ground.

Butterflies and Peonies

Nam Gye-u, mid- to late19th century

Painting of autumn ivy with red and green leaves hanging from thin stems, with calligraphy in black ink beside it.

Autumn Ivy

Ogata Kenzan, after 1732

Six-panel screen of a misty lake with mountains, temple pavilions, willows, pines, a bridge and small boats in ink.

View of West Lake

Kusumi Morikage, mid- to late 17th century

Six-panel gold screen with robed figures, pine trees, bamboo, and a seated figure on a pavilion terrace beside rocks.

The Return to Court of the Four Graybeards of Mount Shang (right); Su Shi’s Visit to the Wind and Water Cave (left)

Kano Mitsunobu, late 16th century

Hanging scroll with many irregular panels of paintings and calligraphy showing flowers, insects, deer, figures and a mountain

Collaborative painting and calligraphy by Hōitsu, Nanpo, Bunchō and others

Tani Bunchō, ca. 1820

Ink and color painting of two kyogen performers in kimono, one seated with a fan, one standing with a large umbrella.

Kyogen Performers

Hanzan, 19th century

Pair of hanging scrolls in grey ink showing birds on branches above peonies and shrubs, with mounted brocade borders.

Birds and Flowers

Kano Yukinobu, mid-16th century

Six-panel gold screen of children playing near a flowering cart and seven seated gods beneath a pine tree.

Seven Gods of Good Fortune and Chinese Children

Kano Chikanobu, 17th-18th century

Women in red and green robes seated on a low platform in a gold-ground palace garden with blossoms and rocks.

Chinese Women in a Palace Garden

Kanō Eitoku, late 16th century

Ink drawing of a monk riding a horse backwards while a striped-robed attendant leads it on a rope.

Monk Renshō Riding His Horse Backwards

Matsumura Goshun, after 1782, ca. 1784

Six-panel gold screen with dark green bamboo stalks, leaves, young shoots and low grasses on a golden background.

Bamboo in the Four Seasons

Tosa Mitsunobu, late 15th-early 16th century

Six-panel gold folding screen with ink-painted lions with curling manes and tails among white clouds.

Bugaku Dances (front); Chinese Lions (reverse)

Hanabusa Itchō, early 18th century

Ink painting of white blossoms on a branch by a fence, a small bird flying above, with calligraphy in columns.

“Fourth Month” from Fujiwara no Teika’s “Birds and Flowers of the Twelve Months”

Ogata Kenzan, 1743

Ink drawing of a boat, fire brazier, red flowers on a hill and a black bird on waves, with Japanese calligraphy above.

“Sixth Month” from Fujiwara no Teika’s “Birds and Flowers of the Twelve Months”

Ogata Kenzan, 1743

Ink and color landscape showing craggy mountains, pink and green trees, small rooftops, and a red seal at upper left.

Album of Landscape Paintings

Kuwayama Gyokushū, late 18th century

Folding fan with painted pink chrysanthemums and blue flowers, calligraphy column, gold-edged paper and wooden ribs.

Chrysanthemums at the Eastern Fence

Tsubaki Kakoku, 1840s

Seated poet in a blue gold-patterned robe holding a fan, with handwritten poems in black ink on pale paper.

The Poet Mibu no Tadamine, from a set of album leaves illustrating The Thirty-six Poetic Immortals

Iwasa Matabei, early 17th century

Six-panel screen with two hawks on pine branches and rock, and white camellias blooming at lower left.

Hawks with Pine Trees and Camellias; Small Birds with Willows and Camellias

Mitani Tōshuku, early 17th century

Court ladies on a veranda watch a deer and an attendant on a grassy slope, framed by gold leaf.

Scenes from Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)

Tosa School, late 18th century

Hanging scroll of a shaven monk with a red box and staff beside a green-faced attendant holding a censer, on a dark ground.

Portrait of Xuanzang (Genjō) with Attendant

Kasuga Motomitsu, 14th century

Hanging scroll portrait of a seated Zen monk in yellow and red robes holding a staff, with calligraphy above.

Portrait of the Ōbaku Zen Monk Jifei Ruyi (Sokuhi Nyoitsu)

Kita Genki, 1666

Sketch for the Portrait of Tachihara Suiken

Watanabe Kazan, ca. 1823

Hanging scroll of a standing courtesan in a striped robe and floral red kimono, looking over her shoulder.

Standing Courtesan Looking Over Her Shoulder

Kaigetsudō Dohan, ca. 1715

Hanging scroll of a woman in a blue floral kimono and red sash, raising her arms to adjust her hair.

Beautiful Woman

Kaigetsudō Dohan, early 18th century