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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,955 works

Ink painting of a sparrow with a rust crown perched on a branch, with dark leaves and pink blossoms below.

Animals, Flowers and Birds

Ren Bonian, 19th century

Ink landscape with steep mountains, a grove of tall pines, small houses, and misty distant peaks on a handscroll.

Landscape

Song Nian, dated 1898

Painted folio of Krishna in a chariot leading a procession of elephants, horses and palanquin bearers in red and gold.

Krishna and the Kshatriya Maidens Proceed to Dvaraka: page from a Bhagavata Purana series

Sa Nana, ca. 1520-30

Miniature painting of two women seated on a terrace and a man in red standing beside an arched doorway, Rasamanjari series.

A Courtesan and Her Lover Estranged by a Quarrel: Page from a Rasamanjari series

Devidasa of Nurpur, dated 1694-95

Painting of blue Krishna dancing on a coiled serpent in water while women and cowherds watch from the bank and cattle graze.

Krishna Subduing Kaliya, the Snake Demon: Folio from a Bhagavata Purana Series

First generation after Manaku and Nainsukh, ca. 1785

Painting of the monkey leader Angada leaping over a yellow fortress wall to snatch a crown, with monkey and bear warriors bel

The Monkey Leader Angada Steals Ravana's Crown from His Fortress: Folio from the Siege of Lanka series

Manaku, ca. 1725

Miniature painting of two young princes approaching a bearded sage on a palace terrace, with a crowned king and watching wome

Rama and Lakshmana as Boys Assist the Sage Vishvamitra: Folio from a dispersed Ramayana series

Nainsukh, ca. 1780

Painting of Rama and Lakshmana seated on a hill surrounded by monkeys while Hanuman presents herbs, with a fortress on a clif

Hanuman Revives Rama and Lakshmana with Medicinal Herbs: Illustrated folio from a dispersed Ramayana series

Nainsukh, ca. 1790

Line drawing of a palace courtyard with arched pavilions, a couple embracing, seated women attending a figure, and ducks by a

The Marital Bliss of Nala and Damayanti: Folio from a Nala-Damayanti Series

Ranjha, ca. 1800-10

Painting of a white palace with courtiers watching dancers on a checkered courtyard, with a garden and pool beside it.

Maharana Ari Singh with His Courtiers Being Entertained at the Jagniwas Water Palace

Bhima, dated 1767

Two seated men converse on a terrace above a river, with a walled city and trees under a dusky sky.

Prince Padam Singh of Bikaner with His Bard Gordhar on a Terrace at Night

Bhavani Das, ca. 1725

Sketch of a tiger with open jaws among bare and leafy trees, with faint underdrawing and red inscriptions on paper.

Study for a Tiger Hunt

Sheikh Taju, 1780

Ink drawing of two robed men walking past a tall tree and mountains, one carrying a basket and tool, with Chinese text at rig

Liu Chen and Ruan Zhao Entering the Tiantai Mountains

Ink landscape screen with a waterfall, misty mountains, pine trees, a pavilion, and a small figure on a path.

Chinese Scholar Contemplating a Waterfall

Soga Shōhaku, late18th-early 19th century

Painted equestrian portrait of a bearded rider on a dappled grey horse with black mane, holding a spear, on paper.

Equestrian Portrait of a Noble

Bakhta, ca. 1775

Six-panel gold screen with ink landscape of willow trees, rocks, geese in flight and robed figures by a thatched pavilion.

Landscapes with Chinese Figures

Nagasawa Rosetsu, 1795-99

Six-panel screen of a misty lake with pine-covered cliffs, a thatched pavilion, small boats, and distant mountains in ink.

Landscape of the Four Seasons

Kano Chōkichi, 16th century

Gold-leaf screen with green hills, gold clouds, a palanquin procession, mounted riders and a boat on a river.

“An Imperial Excursion” (Miyuki), “A Boat Cast Adrift” (Ukifune), and “The Barrier Gate” (Sekiya)

Tosa Mitsuyoshi, mid-16th-early 17th century

Hanging scroll of three women in kimono walking by a river with a willow tree and sailboats.

Three Women on a Riverbank

Torii Kiyonaga, early 19th century

Album leaf of several fish swimming among feathery aquatic plants and bubbles on a muted brown silk ground.

Fish at play

Zhao Kexiong, 12th-late 13th century

Ink and colour painting of a robed horseback archer drawing a bow while galloping on a brown horse, with red seals.

Stag Hunt

Handscroll of misty mountains, pine trees, a thatched pavilion, riders on horseback and a rushing stream in muted ochre tones

A Diplomatic Mission to the Jin

Yang Bangji, ca. late 1150s

Six-panel screen of misty ink-wash mountains with a boat on a river between cliffs and trees, on gold-speckled ground.

The Poet Li Bo's Visit to Mount Emei

Shiokawa Bunrin, 1875

Six-panel ink screen of misty mountains, a lake, a pine tree, a sailboat, and small pavilions.

Eight Views of Ōmi (Ōmi hakkei)

Soga Shōhaku, ca. 1762-66

Handscroll landscape by Ma Hezhi with figures by a river, trees, clouds, and a column of Chinese calligraphy at right.

Odes of the State of Bin

Ma Hezhi, mid-12th century

Handscroll landscape with blue-green mountains, willow trees, lakeside pavilions, and lily pads on water.

Fisherman's Lodge At Mount Xisai

Li Jie, ca. 1170

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

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

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