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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

3,079 works

Handscroll painting of a seated armored warrior, two demons among trees, and a robed official receiving a scroll from an atte

Searching the Mountains for Demons

Zheng Zhong, 17th century

Ink landscape on silk with sparse trees, a thatched pavilion, and column of Chinese inscription with red seals.

Sparse trees and pavilion

Wang Meng, late 1350s

Ink landscape hanging scroll with rock cliffs, a bare tree, a small figure on a stone bridge, and calligraphy.

The Stone Bridge

Zhang Feng, dated 1661

Fan painting on gold ground: a seated scholar by rocks, a woman playing lute, and a woman with a fan beside fruit.

Landscapes and Flowers

Chen Hongshou, first half of the 17th century

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, pine trees, a waterfall and small pavilions in ink with autumn color, with calligraphy at

Meeting with a Friend on an Autumn Day

Noro Kaiseki, 1822

Hanging scroll of misty mountains rising through clouds, with a small pavilion among trees on the shore below.

Landscape in Moonlight

Kano Tan'yu, after 1662

Six-panel gold screen with green hills, blossoming trees, a thatched house, and small horsemen and attendants travelling thro

Royal Visit to Ōhara, from The Tale of the Heike

Tawaraya Sotatsu, first half of the 17th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll with rocky mountains, a leaning pine, a river boat and scholars on the shore.

Farewell by a Stream on a Clear Day

Zhao Yuan, second half 14th century

Ink landscape handscroll with tall craggy mountains, a pavilion among trees, and red seals on the margins.

Landscape

Zhao Yuan, late 14th century

Ink painting of a bamboo grove beside grey rocks and grass, with a red seal in the lower right corner.

Bamboo grove

Shen Xun, late 14th century

Ink handscroll of a winter landscape with bare trees, pale rocks, a small roofed building and red seals.

Winter landscape

Jiang Song, first half 16th century

Ink landscape handscroll showing misty mountains, a river with fishing boats and fishermen, reeds, and trees.

Joys of the Fisherman

Wang Fu, ca. 1410

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty rock cliffs, pine trees, a pavilion, and a sailing boat on calm water.

Landscape

Kusumi Morikage, 17th century

Ink handscroll landscape of bare trees, an arched bridge, a small rowing boat and misty mountains, with red seals.

Farewell at the Bridge of the Hanging Rainbow

Tang Yin, datable to 1508

Ink landscape handscroll with bare and leafy trees, rocks, a small pavilion, a wooden bridge and distant hills, with red seal

Summer retreat in the eastern grove

Wen Zhengming, calligraphy datable to 1512

Fan-shaped painting of rocky cliffs, pine trees and a small pavilion beside distant hills, with red seal marks.

Gazing at a Waterfall

Hanging scroll of misty rocky mountains, a river valley, bare trees and a small pavilion, with calligraphy and red seals.

Planting Chrysanthemums

Lu Zhi, 16th century

Vertical ink landscape scroll with craggy mountains, a waterfall, trees, and calligraphy with red seals in the margins.

Mei Cheng Sitting Alone

Ink landscape handscroll with craggy mountains, pine trees, a cliffside pavilion, and small figures on a path.

Streams and Mountains without End

Zhao Zuo, dated 1611-12

Ink landscape handscroll of misty cliffs, bare trees, a small pavilion, and a lone walker on a path, with calligraphy at left

Illustration of Su Shi’s “Second Rhapsody on Red Cliff”

Zhang Ruitu, dated 1628

Fan-shaped landscape with ink-outlined mountains and trees in red, green and blue foliage, with a red seal at lower left.

Autumnal Landscape with a Waterfall

Ike Gyokuran, second half of the 18th century

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

Album leaf of misty green mountains, a village, bare trees and a small boat, with calligraphy on the facing page.

Landscapes after historical painters

Yun Xiang, datable to 1638 or 1650

Ink painting of gnarled pine and bare trees on a grassy rise, with a small boat and misty mountains behind.

Landscapes after Song and Yuan masters

Ink painting of a long-tailed pheasant on a rock under a tree, with two small birds perched on a branch above.

Pheasant beneath Paulownia Tree

Saien Hōsai, 18th 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 landscape scroll with misty limestone peaks, a river boat, and pavilions among trees.

Mountain Landscape

Soga Shōhaku, ca. 1761-63

Hanging scroll of misty cliffs, pine trees, a stream with a plank bridge, and two seated figures on a ledge.

Landscape

Fei Hanyuan, 1756

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

Ink landscape of steep layered mountains, pine trees, a rocky stream, and a cluster of buildings on a hillside.

Landscapes in the styles of old masters

Wang Jian, dated 1668