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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,889 works

Hand-colored Japanese print of a bald warrior monk with a blue staff, debris flying around a prone figure below.

Rochishin Chopping Off the Head of Nio

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of a long-haired ghost peering around a doorframe, beside a bearded serpentine figure above pine trees.

Ghosts

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink sketches of four birds with pink washes and a grotesque lion-like mask design, mounted together on one sheet.

Four sketches of birds and one design for a grotesque mask, mounted together

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink and red sketch of a fierce seated deity at an altar, with studies of a robed figure, tassel, pine and wisteria.

Juima

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Tiger

Hokusai School, 19th century

Hanging scroll ink painting of Mount Fuji rising above billowing clouds, with a signature and red seal at lower right.

Mount. Fujiyama

Toyosei Kimigi, 19th century

Hanging scroll of Jurōjin, an old white-bearded sage with a staff, seated by rocks and a patterned pavilion.

Jurōjin

Shibata Zeshin, 19th century

Six-panel gold-ground screen showing a fishing village with moored boats, pine trees, distant islands and mountains.

Fishing Village

Andō Baiho, 19th century

Six-panel gold screen with white poppies and green leaves rising from the base of each panel.

White Poppies on Gold Ground

Painted manuscript leaf with a seated multi-armed deity, attendants, golden stupa and black Sanskrit script in side columns.

Leaves from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra

Mahavihara Master, early 12th century

Ink landscape of a misty lake with pine trees, a small boat with a fisherman, and thatched huts on the shore.

Landscapes after Ancient Masters

Fan-shaped painting of pink peonies, lotus, chrysanthemums and wisteria with butterflies and a dragonfly on a gold ground.

Summer Flowers

Katsushika Isai

Ink landscape handscroll showing misty mountains, pine trees, a cluster of houses and a thatched pavilion on a rocky ledge.

Remote Valleys, Sounds of Waterfalls, Deep Forests

Liu Yu, dated 1678

Ink drawing of plum branches with pale blossoms and calligraphic inscription at upper left, by Li Fangying, 1742.

Album of Blossoming Plum

Li Fangying, 1742

Six-panel gold screen with a misty mountain landscape, craggy peaks, pine trees, a waterfall, and a river in the valley.

Landscape with Pavilion

Mori Shūhō, early 19th century

Fan-shaped painting of rolling hills with trees, a farmer with a carrying pole, and a bird in flight, in soft muted colors.

Spring Farming Scene

Katsushika Isai

Handscroll detail of a crowded Japanese shoreline with figures in kimono, food stalls, dining platforms and a wooden walkway.

Scenes of the Four Seasons in Kyoto

Gen Ki, 1778

Handscroll painting of riders on horseback, a flute player, and rows of attendants carrying gold and red banners.

Horsemanship Competition for the Shunzhi Emperor

Nardunbu, dated 1662

Fan-shaped painting of green and blue mountains with multi-tiered palace pavilions, pine trees and clouds, with calligraphy a

Palaces of the Immortals

Xu Yang, dated 1753

Painting of a seated figure in a gold-clouded interior with patterned cushion, red curtain and lattice screen, in a brocade f

“Trees Encoiled in Vines of Ivy” (Yadorigi)

Tawaraya Sotatsu, early 17th century

Painting of a woman on horseback, a river crossing with boatmen and an ox, and a sage seated in a cave on the right bank.

Radha Crosses a River to Interview a Hindu Sage

Chokha, ca. 1820

Six-panel gold screen with an ink painting of a twisted, aged pine tree with dark needle clusters.

Aged Pines

Suzuki Shōnen, late 19th century

Ink landscape of thatched houses among trees and misty mountains, with calligraphy and red seals in the upper left.

Landscapes

Gong Xian, 1680s

Ink landscape album leaf with snowy mountains, bare trees, a waterfall, rocks, and calligraphic inscriptions.

Snowscape, from Album for Zhou Lianggong

Yun Xiang, datable to 1645-55

Ink and color winter landscape with a large rock, pine trees, a thatched house, a small boat, and distant snowy hills.

Landscape

Ye Xin, datable to 1645-55

Album leaf with ink calligraphy on the left and a monochrome ink landscape of rocks, trees and a hut on the right.

Album of painting and calligraphy for Maoshu

Various Artists, 1666-80

Ink landscape folding screen with a pine on a cliff, a village across water, and a sailing boat on a calm sea.

Landscape

Watanabe Shikō, first half of the 18th century

Painted folio of monkey figures gathered around a burning funeral pyre in a hilly landscape with caves and smoke.

The Monkey King Vali's Funeral Pyre: Illustrated folio from a dispersed Ramayana series

Nainsukh, ca. 1780

Six-panel gold screen with peonies, chrysanthemums, irises and grasses over green rocks, with green clouds above.

Flowers and Grasses of the Four Seasons

Kano Mitsunobu, late 16th century

Painting of a ruler on a decorated elephant leading a procession of horsemen and soldiers through green hills.

Maharaja Raj Singh in Procession with Members of His Court

Nihal Chand, ca. 1700