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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

795 works

Painting of a young woman in a black headdress, gold necklace and green gown with fur trim, set in an arched niche.

Portrait of a Woman

Netherlandish or French, ca. 1470-80

Painting of the Virgin in a red mantle holding the infant Christ, who reaches toward a dragonfly against a green background.

Virgin and Child with a Dragonfly

Master of Saint Giles, ca. 1500

Gold-ground panel of the Virgin and Child in a garden, with Saint Jerome presenting a kneeling donor in red and green.

Virgin and Child with a Donor Presented by Saint Jerome

Master of the Munich Marian Panels, ca. 1450

Painting of two figures walking a shaded forest path between tall pine trees toward a sunlit hillside.

Fir Trees in Les Trembleaux, near Marlotte (Sapins aux Trembleaux à Marlotte)

Henri Harpignies, 1854

Hanging scroll of a flowering plum tree with pale blossoms beneath a full moon, with calligraphy in the upper right.

Flowering Plum in Moonlight and Snow

Liu Shiru, 16th century

Hanging scroll of a misty river landscape with pines, red trees, a sailboat, and a seated scholar by a hut.

Landscape for Zhao Yipeng

Tang Yin, late 15th-early 16th century

Two figures under a tree at night, one playing a flute on a yellow cushion, a crescent moon and stars above.

Kedar Ragini: Folio from a ragamala series (Garland of Musical Modes)

Ruknuddin, ca. 1690-95

Painted folio of Krishna and Radha seated with attendant women in a garden, with a peacock and red pavilion below.

Krishna and Radha with Their Confidantes: Page from a Dispersed Gita Govinda

Manohar, ca. 1655-60

Hanging scroll of a seated emperor before a landscape screen, with kneeling officials, pine trees and peonies in a garden.

Remonstrating with the emperor

Liu Jun, late 15th-early 16th century

Hanging scroll of a robed man asleep beneath a gnarled tree with drooping branches, with a gourd and shoes nearby.

Drunken recluse beneath an old tree

Chen Zihe, early 16th century

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, a waterfall, pines and small pavilions, with a figure on a path and calligraphy at upper l

Wooded Mountains at Dusk

Kuncan, dated 1666

Hanging scroll of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a fan beneath a willow tree, with calligraphy above.

Woman under a Willow Tree

Katsukawa Shunshō, 18th century

Hanging scroll of a gnarled plum tree with pale blossoms on branches sweeping down a brown silk ground, with calligraphy.

Fragrant Snow at Broken Bridge

Wang Mian, 14th century

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

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 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

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

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

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

Ink landscape of bare trees, rocks and a small thatched pavilion by water, with calligraphy and seals above.

Enjoying the Wilderness in an Autumn Grove

Ni Zan, dated 1339

Ink landscape hanging scroll with a large pine, a seated scholar, distant mountains, and calligraphy with red seals.

Red Cliffs and Green Valleys

Wang Meng, ca. 1367

Ink painting of a twisted pine tree rising from rocks, with needles spreading across the upper scroll and red seals.

Dragon pine

Wu Boli, late 14th-early 15th century

Hanging scroll of plum blossoms on snow-dusted dark branches arching across a muted brown silk background.

The Pure Whiteness of Winter

Xu Jing, dated 1441

Hanging scroll of a green dove perched on a blossoming plum branch beside dark rocks, painted in ink and colour on silk.

Dove on Plum Tree

Kanō Tanshin, 17th-18th century

Hanging scroll of red maple leaves over a waterfall with misty mountains in the background.

Waterfall and Maple Tree

Kano Seisen’in, 18th-19th century

Hanging scroll of a snow-dusted plum tree with pale blossoms on branches against a dark silk background.

Plum in snow

Ink landscape hanging scroll with tall bare trees, rocks along a path, calligraphy and red seals at top.

Landscape with Trees in the Manner of Ni Zan (1301-1374)

Dong Qichang, ca. 1622-25

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty mountains, a river, houses, a stone bridge, and a small figure among trees.

Misty Dawn at the Seashore

Okada Hankō, 19th century

Hanging scroll of small birds on willow branches with pink hibiscus blossoms, inscription and red seals on ochre ground.

Small Birds on a Willow Branch and Hibiscus Blossoms

Tsubaki Chinzan, 1850