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Two spotted deer rest by a misty lake while two monkeys sit in a gnarled pine tree above, with mountains behind.

Deer and Monkeys

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a black crow perched on a branch beside a pale full moon, rendered in grey washes.

Crow and the Moon

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of two squirrels among chestnut branches and bamboo, one eating a nut on the ground.

Squirrels Gathering Chestnuts

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a monkey with a red face hanging from grapevines with leaves and grapes, signed with a red seal.

Monkey Hanging from Grapevines

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a dark starling with open beak perched on a branch above a smaller bird, with twigs and leaves framing the sc

Starlings on a Branch

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a white egret and a dark crane standing in tall reeds with a pale orange sun behind them.

Cranes in Marsh

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Monochrome ink painting of a fox leaping to catch a bird beside berry branches and bamboo leaves.

Fox Catching Bird

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink and wash painting of an eagle gripping a small bird on a snowy rock ledge, with a red seal in the corner.

Eagle Holding Small Bird

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of an owl on a branch, mocked by two small birds, one flying and one perched above.

Owl Mocked by Small Birds

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a black crow in flight on a pale silk ground, with a red seal and signature in the lower right.

Crow Flying in the Snow

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a bird on a branch above a pale frog, with red berries and leaves on a grey silk ground.

Bird and Frog

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a black crow in flight with spread wings beneath drooping willow branches on a grey background.

Crow and Willow Tree

Kawanabe Kyōsai, November 1887

Painting of a large reddish-brown crayfish with long antennae and a small grey shrimp below it on pale silk.

Crayfish

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Songbird perched on a flowering branch with white blossoms and ink-drawn leaves on a grey silk background.

Birds on a Flowering Branch

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Three sparrows in flight painted in brown and grey tones on a pale silk background, by Watanabe Seitei.

Sparrows Flying

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Ink painting of misty mountains, pine trees, rocks and a winding stream, with birds flying above.

Snow Landscape

Hashimoto Gahō, ca. 1885-89

Two orange-breasted birds perch on a branch beside hanging blue wisteria and green leaves on a pale silk ground.

Birds and Flowers

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Three white egrets perched on a dark branch beside a pale full moon and drooping willow branches at night.

Egrets in a Tree at Night

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Painting of a grey songbird on a branch with red autumn leaves, looking down at a spider on a thread.

Bird on Branch Watching Spider

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Painting of a gray duck with spread wings descending over pale water, with a signature and red seal at lower right.

Duck

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Kingfisher diving with a fish among dark ink reeds on a misty grey ground, painted in Japanese style.

Bird Catching Fish Among Reeds

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Three pigeons perch on a dark tree branch with fan-shaped leaves against a grey silk background framed in gold.

Pigeons in a Tree

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Ink landscape of misty mountains, pine trees and small boats on a lake, with a signature and red seal at upper right.

Lake and Mountains

Hashimoto Gahō, ca. 1885-89

Three songbirds with striped heads perch on a diagonal branch against pale grey ink-wash foliage.

Three Birds on Branch

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Barefoot boy with a rope leads a cow wading through water beside tall reeds under a misty sky with birds.

Boy with Cow at the River's Edge

Hashimoto Gahō

Misty ink landscape with rocky cliffs, a river, pine trees, a small pavilion on a hill, and a distant boat.

Rapids and Fall of a River

Hashimoto Gahō

Seated Buddha with praying hands beside a snarling horned demon, with orange flames and a pale halo behind, on a rocky cliff.

Shakyamuni Subjugating Demons

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1888

Two white egrets by water, one on a dark rock among reeds, painted in soft grey ink washes on silk.

Egrets at the Water's Edge

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Painting of a young bird beside white roses and buds, with a butterfly flying at upper left on grey silk.

Roses, Young Bird and a Butterfly

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Watercolor of a white rooster and hen with chicks beside ink-painted bamboo on a grey background.

Rooster and Hen with Chicks

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Several small green and yellow songbirds perched on a branch among muted autumn leaves on a grey silk ground.

Birds on a Branch

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Three mallard ducks among ink-brushed reeds, one in flight, painted in soft grey tones on silk.

Ducks in the Rushes

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Painting of a grey goose in flight with spread wings over a misty hillside in soft ink washes.

Flying Goose

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a snowy lake with a curving causeway, frosted pine trees, a small boat, and distant hills.

Lake and Causeway

Hashimoto Gahō, ca. 1885-89

Ink painting of a brown eagle with pale head perched on a pine branch against a grey background.

Eagle in a Tree

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Ink wash painting of several ducks among faint reeds and bamboo, with a signature and red seal at lower right.

Ducks and Reeds

Kano Tan'yu, ca. 1650

Ink painting of a small bird with a rosy cheek perched on a rock beside a plum branch and a thin bamboo stalk.

Bird on a Plum Tree

Ink drawing of a squirrel on a bamboo branch with dark leaves against a plain brown background.

Squirrel on Bamboo

Kano Tan'yu, ca. 1650

Misty landscape with flowering trees, pines, thatched houses and a boatman on a river beneath layered mountains.

Blossoms by a River

Kawabata Gyokushō, ca. 1887-92

Ink and wash landscape of a traveler on a moonlit path beside tall pines, with a full moon and misty hills.

Traveling by Moonlight

Kawabata Gyokushō, ca. 1887-92

Ink and colour album leaf showing a boatman and passengers on calm water beside rocky cliffs and pine trees.

River Scene with Rocky Hills in Background

Kawabata Gyokushō, ca. 1887-92

Painting of a sparrow on a stem beside a white rain-dotted mallow flower with buds and green leaves.

Cotton Rose Mallows in the Rain

Okada Baison, ca. 1891-92

Three grey carp swim among dark wooden stakes beneath rippled water, with calligraphy and red seals at upper right.

Fishes Swimming

Seki Shūkō, Summer, 1891

Hawk in flight clutching a small bird in its talons, with pine branches in the upper right on a grey silk background.

Hawk Holding a Small Bird

Okada Baison, ca. 1891-92

Painting of a swallow in flight over misty grey ground beside drooping maple branches with reddish leaves and seeds.

A Swallow in the Rain

Okada Baison, ca. 1891-92

Ink painting of a school of fish swimming diagonally across a soft grey background, with red seals at upper right.

School of Fishes

Seki Shūkō, ca. 1890-92

Grey-toned painting of a fish leaping above soft wave strokes on a silk background, signed with a red seal.

Jumping Fish

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Two fish swim in misty water beneath a branch of green leaves and small white blossoms.

Fishes

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Ink landscape of misty mountains, a traveler on a path approaching a wooden house beside a river valley.

Visiting a Friend

Seki Shūkō, 1892

Winter landscape with snowy mountains, leafless trees, a rider on a bridge, and a misty lake in muted grey tones.

Winter Scene

Seki Shūkō, 1892

Three red and orange goldfish swim among feathery green aquatic plants against a pale grey misty background.

Goldfish

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Ink and colour painting of a spiny lobster and a pufferfish swimming over a rippled sandy sea floor with seaweed.

Bottom of the Sea Showing Cray Fish

Seki Shūkō, ca. 1890-92

Three grey fish swim across a pale silk background with soft wavy ripples, signed and sealed at lower right.

Fishes Swimming

Seki Shūkō, ca. 1890-92

Three fish swimming beneath rippled water in soft grey tones, with calligraphy and red seals at upper right.

Fishes

Seki Shūkō, ca. 1890-92

Ink painting of two small birds in flight above slender reeds on a pale silk background, with a red seal.

Small Birds and Bamboo

Kawabata Gyokushō, 1887-92

Ink painting of two ducks on pale silk, one with a dark head and the other raised, with faint water reflections below.

Pair of Ducks

Kawabata Gyokushō, 1887-92

Ink painting of a cat seen from behind, head turned left, with dark ears and a pale body and curled tail on silk.

Cat Seen from Behind

Kawabata Gyokushō, ca. 1887-92

Grey ink painting of a bird leaning over water beside faint reeds on a pale silk ground.

Bird at the Water's Edge

Kawabata Gyokushō, 1887-92

A Pair of Puppies

Kawabata Gyokushō, ca. 1887-92

Ink painting of a squirrel with a bushy tail gnawing a chestnut husk on pale silk.

Squirrel Eating Chestnuts

Kawabata Gyokushō, 1887-92

Ink painting of a crane standing beside tall reeds at water's edge, in soft grey tones on pale silk.

Crane Among Reeds

Kawabata Gyokushō, 1887-92

Ink painting of a dark rooster with a long black tail beside a pale hen, both on a beige silk ground.

Cock and Hen

Kawabata Gyokushō, 1887-92

Four shrimp swim among wispy green seaweed on a soft grey silk background, with a signature in the upper right.

Shrimp (Ebi)

Seki Shūkō, ca. 1890-92

Small fish swim in a swirling current across a grey silk ground, with thin water plants along the bottom edge.

Small Fishes

Seki Shūkō, ca. 1890-92

Three otters swim in misty grey water, painted in soft ink on silk with a signature and red seals at right.

Otters Swimming

Seki Shūkō, ca. 1890-92

Three slender needlefish swim across a pale silk ground beside a pink branch and green leaves.

Three Fishes and a Branch

Seki Shūkō, ca. 1890-92

Two pale eels curl beside brown mushrooms and green grass on silk, with calligraphy and red seals at upper right.

Eels

Seki Shūkō, ca. 1890-92

Three hanging scrolls of a misty landscape with waterfall, pines, red maples, and white cherry blossoms, with figures seated

Nunobiki Waterfall, Mount Yoshino, and Tatsuta River

Kanō Tsunenobu, after 1709

Woman in blue silk dress and straw hat painting at an easel, with two young women watching beside her in a studio.

Self-portrait with two pupils

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, 1785

Painting of bound Christ in a crown of thorns presented before a man in red, with a Gothic town square behind.

Christ Shown to the People

Jan Mostaert, 1510-15

Oval portrait of a bearded man with graying hair in a black garment and white lace ruff against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1632

Young woman with curled blonde hair sketching at a drawing board by a window, in a white dress, with two figures on a balcony

Marie Joséphine Charlotte du Val d'Ognes

Marie-Denise Villers, 1801

Half-length portrait of a man in a dark costume and metal breastplate, holding a red plume, against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man with a Breastplate and Plumed Hat

Rembrandt van Rijn

Painting of tall trees and a grassy clearing in a shaded forest, with a broken stump at left and dense green foliage behind.

Trees in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris

Achille Etna Michallon, 1812

Painting of a kneeling woman about to be sacrificed, with a raised dagger, a brazier, armored soldiers and mourning onlookers

The Sacrifice of Polyxena

Giovanni Francesco Romanelli

Four young musicians with a lute and violin, one with wings, around open sheet music, painted in warm tones.

The Musicians

Caravaggio, 1595

Two bare-shouldered women in blue and purple cloth hold fruit and pink blossoms against a dense green background.

Two Tahitian women with mango flowers

Paul Gauguin, 1899

Painting of a woman in a red wrap carrying a child on her shoulders, with other women, fruit and tropical trees in the backgr

Hail Mary

Paul Gauguin, 1891

Small painting of men raising a timber frame beside a house on a dirt road, with a white horse and a tree at right.

House Raising

William P. Chappel, 1870s

Nude woman leaning over shallow lake water under a hazy golden sky with distant mountains, by Paul Émile Chabas.

September morning

Paul Émile Chabas, 1912

Full-length painting of a man in a dark coat and black hat holding a walking stick on a sunlit grassy path.

Portrait of the Painter

John La Farge, 1859

Four saints in a dark forest: a bald man with keys, a veiled woman beside a dragon, a woman with a chalice, and a bearded man

Saints Peter, Martha, Mary Magdalen, and Leonard

Antonio da Correggio, 1515

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with curly brown hair in a white dress, blue sash and red shawl, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Lady

Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller, 1805

Painting of three women by a stream with a brown horse drinking, rocky background, and reflections in the water.

Portrait of Mlle Fiocre in the Ballet

Edgar Degas, 1867

Full-length portrait of a young woman in a striped gold and silver gown beside a gilded chair and red drapery.

Maria Luisa of Parma (1751-1819), Later Queen of Spain

Laurent Pêcheux, 1765

Black and white view of a young woman in a white bonnet and ruff collar, wearing layered chains against a dark background.

Portrait of a Young Woman

Pieter Pourbus, 1544

Pastel portrait of a man in a pink coat, lace jabot and powdered wig, with roses at his chest, against a grey-green backgroun

Portrait of Olivier Journu (1724-1764)

Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, 1756

Painting of a wooded landscape with a kissing couple beside goats, distant figures on a path, and a sea view.

The Three Ages of Man

Dosso Dossi, 1515

Bearded friar in brown habit gazes upward beside a crucifix, with a dusky rocky landscape behind him.

Saint Francis

Federico Barocci, 1597

Miniature portrait of two men in a book-lined room with a piano, a greyhound, and an oval portrait on the wall.

Joseph and Karl August von Klein

Heinrich Franz Schalck, 1810

Miniature of a young woman with curly auburn hair reclining in a wooded setting, wearing a white dress and blue drapery.

Portrait of a Young Woman

Jean-Antoine Laurent, 1795

Oil portrait of a seated man in black with white collar holding a pocket watch on a blue ribbon against blue drapery.

Portrait of a Man with a Watch

Cornelius Janson van Ceulen the Younger, 1657

Full-length portrait of a woman in a white gown and fur-trimmed cloak before a landscape with trees and sky.

Elizabeth Farren (born about 1759, died 1829), Later Countess of Derby

Thomas Lawrence, 1790

Painting of a seated man writing with a quill beside a woman in white, with chemistry apparatus on a red-draped table.

Portrait of Monsieur de Lavoisier and his Wife, chemist Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze

Jacques-Louis David, 1788

Oil portrait of a man in a black beret and grey fur-trimmed coat, holding a rolled paper against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man

Jan Gossaert, 1520

Double portrait of a man in a fur hat and a woman in a white headdress, with a landscape of river, church and mountains behin

Portrait of a Man and His Wife (Lorenz Kraffter and Honesta Merz?)

Ulrich Apt the Elder, 1512