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Ink landscape on silk with pine-covered mountains, a pavilion, and ox carts traveling a road in the lower right.

Landscape with Ox Carts on a Road

Painting of a yellow songbird on a branch with red fruit and two bees flying nearby on a pale background.

Birds, Insects and Flowers

Yi Zhai, 19th century

Ink and color landscape with green mountains, a waterfall, a pavilion, pine trees and small figures on a path.

Eight landscapes

Lu Han, 1699

Handscroll painting of roosters, pheasants and hens among rocks, flowers, banana plants and flowering trees on silk.

The Hundred Birds

Ink painting on silk of a dark mynah bird perched on a branch beside sketched reed stalks, with calligraphy at left.

Mynah on Reed

Ink drawing of an elderly bearded man in a dark robe holding a bamboo tube toward a small mule on tan silk.

Zhang Guolao and His Magic Mule

Handscroll painting of riders performing acrobatic horsemanship on galloping horses with red and green saddle trappings.

Horsemanship demonstration

Zhao Yong, 19th century

Ink landscape of layered rocky mountains with a small pagoda, pavilions, bare trees, and a river, on aged silk.

Snow-covered Mountains

Xu Daoning, ca. 1000

Ink painting of cabbage leaves and a grasshopper on a stalk, with calligraphy and red seals on grey paper.

Cabbage and Insects

Handscroll painting of wisteria, narcissus, peonies and pink blossoms scattered across a golden silk background.

The Hundred Flowers

Ink landscape handscroll showing mountains, pine and bare trees, a river, and a small hut beside rocky cliffs.

River Landscape in Autumn

Luo Mu, dated 1661

Hanging scroll of white and pink peonies with grey-green leaves on a tan ground, with red seals and inscription.

Flowers

Ink handscroll of scholars gathered at a wooden pavilion beside bamboo, pine trees and a winding stream.

Gathering at the Orchid Pavilion

Qian Gong, dated 1607

Ink drawing of two deer on a rocky ledge under a pine branch, with vertical calligraphy on the facing page.

Album of miscellaneous paintings

Ink landscape with willow trees, misty mountains and a small boat by a riverbank, beside a page of calligraphy with red seals

Eight album leaves from a miniature album

Prince Cheng Yongxing

Ink landscape with twisted pine trees, a small figure on a path, and rounded rock formations fading into distant hills.

Landscape

Zhang Cining, 1807

Ink landscape with four twisted pine trees, rocky cliffs, misty mountains, and red seals on a pale background.

Landscape with Four Pines

Ink landscape of misty cliffs, pine trees and a small hut, with calligraphy and red seals above.

Landscapes with Poems

Gong Xian, 1688

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty mountains, pine trees, a small hut, and calligraphy with red seals at upper left.

Autumn Mountains

Hanging scroll of a robed courtier and attendants with a horse on a winding mountain path, with poem calligraphy on gold.

“Mount Utsu” (Utsu no yama), from The Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)

Tawaraya Sotatsu, ca. 1634

Two-panel screen with ink hawk on branch and robed sage with staff under pine, on gold leaf ground.

Daoist Sage and Hawk

Soga Nichokuan, mid-17th century

Six-panel folding screen of misty ink landscape with pines, a waterfall, a pagoda and a small boat on water.

Landscapes of the Four Seasons

Kano Tan'yu, 1630s

Ink and light color drawing of Jizō Bosatsu seated on a cloud playing a flute, with a pale halo behind him.

Jizō Bosatsu Playing a Flute

Kano Tan'yu, mid-17th century

Seated bodhisattva holding a vajra staff on a lotus throne, with a smaller vajra and inscriptions below, in ink and color.

Daishōjin Bosatsu, from “Album of Buddhist Deities from the Diamond World and Womb World Mandalas”

Takuma Tametō, 12th century

Hanging scroll of a small wagtail perched on a rock beside a bare branch, with ink calligraphy in the upper right.

Wagtail on a Rock

Taikyo Genju, mid-14th century

Ink painting on a hanging scroll of orchids, bamboo and rocks, with calligraphy and a red seal at upper left.

Orchids, Bamboo, Briars, and Rocks

Tesshū Tokusai, mid-14th century

Ink painting of a robed scholar riding a donkey past misty mountains and pine trees, in a blue brocade hanging scroll.

Su Shi Riding a Donkey

Bokudō Sojun, early 15th century

Ink painting on a fan-shaped gold ground showing a herd boy riding an ox past a mountain and pine trees.

Herd Boy with Ox

Kano Masanobu, late 15th century

Hanging scroll of a musk cat beside camellias, with a small bird on a willow branch above, on a muted ground.

Musk Cat

Uto Gyoshi, mid- to late 16th century

Hanging scroll of a misty ink landscape with a rock outcrop, a tree on a bank, and a figure on a small bridge.

Splashed-Ink Landscape

Bokushō Shūshō, early 16th century

Ink landscape of rocky cliffs topped with pavilions and pines, with small boats on misty water below.

Landscape with Rocky Precipice

Sesson Shūkei, 16th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll of a musician playing qin beneath a pine on a cliff while two listeners sit nearby.

Bo Ya Plays the Qin as Zhong Ziqi Listens

Kano Motonobu, 1530s

Hanging scroll of two pheasants on rocks by water, beneath a flowering tree with green leaves and pale blossoms.

Pheasants among Trees: Flowers of the Four Seasons

Kanō Shōei, probably 1560s

Ink painting of a robed man on a donkey with a staff and gourd, before a pale mountain, with calligraphy above.

Zheng Huangniu and Yushanzhu

Kanō Naizen, early 17th century

Six-panel ink landscape screen with rocky peaks, pine trees, a lakeside village, boats, and flying birds.

Landscape of the Four Seasons

Unkoku Tōgan, late 16th-early 17th century

Six-panel gold screen with clouds, boats, dancers in costume, blossoming trees and palace pavilions with robed figures.

“Butterflies” (Kochō), from the Tale of Genji

Tosa Mitsuyoshi, late 16th-early 17th century

Painting of Heian courtiers in layered robes seated in a palace pavilion, with gold clouds, pine screens and a pond.

“A Lovely Garland” (Tamakazura), from The Tale of Genji

Tosa Mitsuyoshi, early 17th century

Hanging scroll with two columns of Japanese calligraphy beside pale ink-washed clouds and bare branches, framed by a floral b

Two Poems from One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets

Hon'ami Koetsu, ca. 1615-20

Six-panel screen of figures sheltering from rain beside tiled wooden buildings, with umbrellas, willow and pine trees.

Taking Shelter from the Rain

Hanabusa Itchō, after 1709

Pair of hanging scrolls with fish in flowing water, a maple branch with autumn leaves, and pink flowers on a rock.

Fish in Summer and Autumn

Maruyama Ōkyo, 1785

Pair of hanging scrolls: a woman beside peonies and a woman seated on a rock with orchids and writing implements.

Yanji with Orchids and Yang Guifei with Peonies

Gen Ki, 1785

Six-panel screen of pine-covered hills with three figures carrying bundles along a rocky path.

Woodcutters and Fishermen

Matsumura Goshun, ca. 1790-95

Hanging scroll of white plum blossoms on gnarled branches beneath a pale moon, with calligraphy and red seals at right.

White Plum Blossoms and Moon

Itō Jakuchū, 1755

Hanging scroll of two white cranes with black wing tips standing in snow beside reeds against a grey ground.

Two Cranes

Itō Jakuchū, 1795

Hanging scroll of lions on a stone arch above a waterfall and misty mountains, with calligraphy at upper left.

Lions at the Stone Bridge of Mount Tiantai

Soga Shōhaku, 1779

Pair of vertical scrolls: left shows autumn flowers and irises, right shows a plum branch with white blossoms on brown ground

Flowers of Spring and Autumn

Ogata Kōrin, shortly after 1701

Ink drawing of the laughing deity Hotei with a large sack, signed with calligraphy and a red seal, mounted as a hanging scrol

Hotei

Ogata Kōrin, after 1704

Six-panel gold and silver screen with white cherry blossoms and a dark tree trunk at center.

Blossoming Cherry Trees

Sakai Hōitsu, ca. 1805

Hanging scroll of irises in white, purple and pink with green leaves and a pale moth hovering above.

Irises and Moth

Suzuki Kiitsu, ca. 1850

Two-panel folding screen with ink-wash cypress trees on the left and a sparse, misty open field on the right.

Cypresses

Ikeda Koson, mid-19th century

Rider on a grey horse crosses blue river with two attendants, yellow flowers and misty hills in the background.

Six Jewel Rivers

Sakai Ōho, ca. 1839

Painting of a seated woman in a blue floral kimono holding an unrolled paper, mounted as a hanging scroll with brocade border

Courtesan Writing a Letter

Kaigetsudō Doshin, ca. 1715

Three hanging scrolls showing Noh performers in patterned robes, one wearing an Okina mask, each holding a fan.

The Auspicious Noh Dance "Okina"

Toriyama Sekien, ca. 1790-95

Hanging scroll of a standing woman in a black kimono with a white patterned robe and ornamental hair combs.

Woman in a Black Kimono

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1783-89

Hanging scroll of a courtesan and two attendants under a willow tree, with calligraphy above and patterned silk mounting.

Courtesan and her Attendants under a Willow Tree

Unchō, 1796

Three hanging scrolls: moonlit pines, a woman in a robe beside cherry blossoms, and a snowy river with boats.

Snow, Moon, and Cherry Blossoms (Yoshiwara in Three Seasons)

Chobunsai Eishi, early 19th century

Hanging scroll of a snowy landscape with tall mountains, pine trees, and small buildings beside water in ink tones.

Snowy Landscape

Ink painting on a fan with a tree, fence, and seated figure beside calligraphy, mounted on an ochre hanging scroll.

Scene from The Narrow Road to the Deep North

Yosa Buson, ca. 1780

Ink painting of a windswept pine tree over rocks, with brushed calligraphy and red seals at the upper left.

Pine Tree and Calligraphy

Ike no Taiga, late 18th-early 19th century

Six-panel screen of a misty mountain landscape with pines, a wooden bridge, a pavilion, and small robed figures.

Orchid Pavilion Gathering; Autumn Harvest Festival

Ike no Taiga, ca. 1763

Hanging scroll of a peony and bamboo beside a rock, painted in ink with pale color washes on paper.

Peony and Bamboo

Ike Gyokuran, ca. 1768

Ink landscape on a fan leaf with misty mountains, pine trees and rocks, mounted on gold silk.

Lingering Rain over Half the Village

Urakami Gyokudō, ca. 1815-20

Ink landscape hanging scroll with a tall rock peak, a small arched bridge over a river, a pavilion and willow trees.

On a Rustic Bridge, Carrying a Zither

Urakami Gyokudō, 1814

Ink fan painting of a mountain gorge with pine trees, rocks, and small figures against a blue brocade background.

Preparing Tea by a Mountain Gorge

Aoki Mokubei, 1825

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, pines and a river with a fisherman in a small boat, with calligraphy at upper left.

Rainstorm over a River Village

Tanomura Chikuden, late 18th-early 19th century

Four hanging scroll landscapes in ink with mountains, waterfall, trees, and a boat, mounted in blue brocade.

Landscapes of the Four Seasons

Yamamoto Baiitsu, 1848

Ink landscape hanging scroll with a tall cliff, waterfall, bare trees, small buildings and distant misty peaks.

Landscape with Waterfall

Kameda Bōsai, ca. 1817

Ink landscape hanging scroll of a waterfall cascading past misty cliffs and bare trees beside a rushing stream.

Landscape with Waterfall

Tani Bunchō, 1828

Ink and color landscape of a lakeside pavilion with two figures, weeping willows, rocky peaks and a pink sky.

Landscape with Pavilion and Willows

Hanging scroll of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune feasting together, with a white deer and tortoise in the foreground.

Seven Gods of Good Fortune

Nagasawa Roshū, 1837

Ink and color drawing of court women in a palace interior with a writing box, veranda, and garden grasses beyond.

Albums of scenes from The Tale of Genji

Tosa Mitsunori, early 17th century

Folding fan with painted hilly landscape of trees and figures at work, wooden ribs and ivory guards with tassels.

Winter Farming Scene; (verso) Autumn Farming Scene

Katsushika Isai

Hanging scroll of two peacocks beside pink and white peonies and a red camellia under a pine branch on a rock.

Peacocks, Pine Tree, and Peonies

Lü Ji, probably 19th century

Ink painting of a heron standing on a branch beside drooping willow fronds, on a pale hanging scroll.

Heron and Willow

Sesshū Tōyō, 18th-19th century

Ink hanging scroll of Bodhidharma seated in a robe, with a stern expression, bald head and large earring.

Bodhidharma (Daruma)

Kanō Sanraku, 17th century

Hanging scroll of a sparrow flying above an ink-painted bamboo stalk with leaves, on a cream ground with patterned silk borde

Sparrow and Bamboo

Kano Tan'yu, 17th-18th century

Hanging scroll of an eagle diving toward a mountain lion on rocks, with a waterfall and leafy branches in ink.

Eagle Attacking a Mountain Lion

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1885

Ink painting of white-robed Kannon seated on rocks under a willow, with a golden censer and carp in water below.

White-Robed Kannon

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Two black crows perched on a pine branch above rocks, painted in gray ink wash on silk with a gold border.

Two Crows on a Pine Branch

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of Mount Fuji above mist, with pine trees on rocks and waves in the foreground and a small sailboat.

Mount Fuji

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a gnarled tree with crows perched on branches, a flock flying above, and a red sun rising behind distant tree

Flock of Crows at Dawn

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of an eagle diving to seize a fish from churning waves beside rocks, rendered in grey washes.

Eagle Attacking Fish

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of three swallows, two perched on a rock and one flying, beside a cascading waterfall.

Swallows by a Waterfall

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a black crow on a riverbank with reeds and bare branches, with a red seal at upper right.

Crow and Reeds by a Stream

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of two birds perched on a gnarled willow branch with drooping leaves on a grey silk background.

Two Birds on a Branch

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of two monkeys with red faces huddled on rocks beside pine trees, on a pale tan background.

Monkeys

Kawanabe Kyōsai, March 1888

Carp swirl in concentric ripples of grey water with small fish and waving plants, painted in ink on silk.

Fish in a Whirlpool

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a black crow perched on a bamboo branch beside bamboo stalks and leaves, with a red seal on the stalk.

Crow on a Bamboo Branch

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a waterfall with a diving eagle, two monkeys on rocks at lower left, and pine branches framing the cliff.

Waterfall, Eagle and Monkey

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a black crow with open beak on a branch, with bamboo leaves behind it and a red seal at right.

Crow on a Branch

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a pheasant with a snake coiled around it, beside bamboo leaves and grass.

Pheasant Caught by a Snake

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink and color painting of two children leaning over a stone basin to play with goldfish, with a turtle in the background.

Two Children Playing with Goldfish

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a singing bird with open beak perched on a branch, with dark leaves and red seals on silk.

Singing Bird on a Branch

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a striped cat pawing at a frog beside bamboo and grasses, by Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887.

Cat Catching a Frog

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a black crow perched on a rock beside dark leaves, with a red seal at the lower left.

Crow on a Rock

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of two rats on a gourd, one gnawing inside it, with a bird, white hibiscus flowers and grasses around.

Rats and Gourd

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887