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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,889 works

Ink landscape on gold fan leaf: misty mountains, trees, a small house, two figures on a bridge, calligraphy at upper right.

Landscape with Figure

Ink drawing triptych of two sumo wrestlers grappling in a bout, with seated officials in robes at the left and right edges.

Sumo Wrestling

Utagawa Kuniteru, 19th century

Fan-shaped painting of blue-green mountains, trees, and pavilions on a gold ground with calligraphy and red seals.

Brocaded Sea of Peach Blossom Waves

Ink and colour painting of wild geese above rippling water and reeds, with a flock flying in the upper left.

Wild Geese and Water

Katsushika Hokusai, 1839

Hanging scroll of a monkey showman and porter walking through falling snow beneath a pink parasol, with birds flying overhead

Monkey Showman and Porter(?) in the Snow

Hokuga, 19th century

Painting of a Buddha's hand citron branch with yellow finger-like fruit on a gray silk background, with a red seal.

Buddha’s Hand Citron (Busshukan)

Katsushika Hokusai, mid-19th century

Handscroll of robed scholars gathered outdoors among pines, bamboo and rocks beside a stream, painted in soft colors.

Gathering at the Orchid Pavilion

Fan-shaped landscape with pines, bamboo, a thatched hut, rocks by a stream and a deer in the foreground.

Recluse washing his feet in a stream

Chen Guan, dated 1629

Three women in patterned kimonos share tea beside lacquer trays and a black teapot on a golden background.

Three Girls Having Tea

Nishikawa Sukenobu, 19th century

Ink landscape handscroll showing jagged rock peaks, pine-covered cliffs, misty valleys and small blue-green cypress trees.

Landscape after Dong Yuan, Juran, Ma Yuan, and Xia Gui

Li Zai, dated yiwei 乙未, 1655?

Handscroll painting of weeping cherry blossoms, persimmons, and willow branches on gray trunks against a pale background.

Flowers of the Four Seasons

Sakai Hōitsu, 1815

Six-panel gold screen with blue morning glory flowers and green vines climbing across the surface.

Morning Glories

Suzuki Kiitsu, early 19th century

Folding fan with ink wash painting of peony blossoms, rocks and grass, with calligraphy and a red seal at upper left.

Peony

Takahashi Sōhei, early 19th century

Ink landscape on a fan leaf showing rocks, pine trees, a small pavilion and distant mountains with red seals.

Landscape

Zou Zhilin, mid-17th century

Hanging scroll of a misty autumn landscape with thatched houses, yellowing trees, and layered mountains fading into fog.

Autumn Landscape

Okamoto Toyohiko, 19th century

Fan painting of a pavilion with seated figures among pine trees, banana leaves, rocks and a stream on gold ground.

Landscape

Chen Hongshou, mid-17th century

Ink drawing of a seated monk reading a sutra, with calligraphy and red seals beside him on aged paper.

Reading a Sutra by Moonlight

Jifei Ruyi, 17th century, after 1661

Ink painting of a blossoming plum branch on a gold fan-shaped leaf, with calligraphy and a red seal at upper left.

Branch of blossoming plum

Ink wash handscroll of misty rocks and hills with a small hut and grass, by Kano Tan'yū, 1670.

Famous Themes for Painting Study Known as “The Garden of Painting” (Gaen)

Kano Tan'yu, 1670

Ink and colour landscape on a fan leaf: misty mountains, trees, a small hut by a path, calligraphy at upper left.

Landscape after Huang Gongwang

Wang Shimin, dated 1677

Ink landscape handscroll with pine trees, rocky cliffs, misty mountains and small houses along a valley path.

Landscape

Liu Yu, 1680

Ink painting of birds perched on branches and among lotus leaves, rendered in loose gray and black brushwork on silk.

Birds in a lotus pond

Bada Shanren, ca. 1690

Fan-shaped painting of a pink peony and smaller blossom with green leaves and branches, with calligraphy and red seals.

Peony

Wang Wu, late 17th century

Handscroll landscape of rocky mountains, a waterfall, dense trees, and a small wooden bridge over a stream.

The Colors of Mount Taihang

Wang Hui, dated 1669

Ink landscape on a fan leaf: rocky cliffs, a wooden pavilion among pines, misty blue peaks, and calligraphy at upper left.

Mountains after Rain

Wang Hui, dated 1695

Ink landscape handscroll showing a misty lake, tall cliffs, small boats, flying birds and distant hills.

Landscape in the Style of Juran and Yan Wengui

Wang Hui, Dated 1713

Ink landscape of misty cliffs, a waterfall, pine trees and small pavilions beneath distant mountain peaks.

Landscapes in the manner of Song and Yuan masters

Yun Shouping, 1667

Fan-shaped painting of pink carnations and feathery amaranthus in soft green and yellow washes, with red seals and calligraph

Carnations and amaranthus

Handscroll painting of white magnolias, pink peonies, red camellias and plum blossoms on gnarled branches against tan silk.

One Hundred Flowers

Yun Shouping, 18th century

Ink drawing of robed bald figures among rocky cliffs, a stream, and bare trees with blossoms, in grey wash.

The Sixteen Luohans

Shitao, dated 1667