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Six-panel gold screen showing robed figures in procession with a parasol, a pine tree, mountains, and a small pavilion.

Meeting between Emperor Wen and Fisherman Lü Shang

Kanō Takanobu, ca. 1600

Ink landscape of misty mountains, pine trees and a village, with two figures in hats walking a path in the foreground.

Rainy Landscape

Kim Su-gyu, late 18th century

Miniature painting of a man climbing a rope past a palace at night, with a horse, cattle, and women on balconies.

Escapade at Night:

Chokha, ca. 1800-10

Hanging scroll of a woman in a patterned kimono with a fan, seated on a bench by a winding river, with calligraphy.

Enjoying the Cool Breeze

Kaseki, early 18th century

Pair of gold-ground screen panels with bold black ink cursive calligraphy in vertical columns on grey paper.

"Maple Bridge Night Mooring"

Ike no Taiga, ca. 1770

Album leaf of a green pigeon perched on a branch with pink peach blossoms, with calligraphy and a red seal.

Album of Copies of Chinese Paintings

Kanō Tsunenobu, 17th century

Painting of a festive courtyard with an orange canopy, a central throne, white lions, and crowds of turbaned men among palms.

Celebration of the Birth of Krishna (Janamashtami)

Ragunath, ca. 1880-1900

Painted manuscript folio showing seated Bodhisattva Maitreya flanked by attendants, with black script columns on tan paper.

Bodhisattva Maitreya, Folio from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript

Mahavihara Master, early 12th century

Painted manuscript folio of seated green Tara flanked by two attendants, with Sanskrit text in black columns on either side.

Green Tara, Folio from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript

Mahavihara Master, early 12th century

Painted manuscript leaf showing golden seated Bodhisattva Maitreya with attendants, flanked by columns of black Sanskrit scri

Bodhisattva Maitreya, Leaf from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript

Mahavihara Master, early 12th century

Painted folio showing seated White Tara with attendants and flames, flanked by two columns of black Sanskrit text.

White Tara, Folio from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript

Mahavihara Master, early 12th century

Green Tara bestows boons on ecstatic devotees in a painted manuscript folio, with Sanskrit text in black columns on each side

Green Tara Dispensing Boons to Ecstatic Devotees: Folio from a Manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfe…

Mahavihara Master, early 12th century

Painted manuscript folio showing Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara in red and white robes among devotees, flanked by columns of bla

The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Dispensing Boons: Folio from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Manuscript

Mahavihara Master, early 12th century

Manuscript leaf with Sanskrit text in black and red and a gold painted panel of animals and figures on blue.

Leaf from a Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals)

Bhadrabahu, 15th century

Album leaf with a fan-shaped sheet holding three small landscape paintings, including a blue panel and an ink pine scene.

Three Landscapes

Shibata Zeshin, late 19th century

Fan-shaped album leaf with green grass, curled ferns, a yellow flower and pine sprigs on a pale ground, with a red seal.

Flowers on Grass

Shibata Zeshin, late 19th century

Ink drawing of small birds on a fan-shaped album leaf mounted on gold-speckled paper, with a red seal near the lower edge.

Birds

Shibata Zeshin, late 19th century

Fan-shaped album leaf with brown stylized waves and dark rocks on a pale background, mounted on gold-speckled paper.

Waves and Rocks

Shibata Zeshin, 1880s

Fan-shaped album leaf with green grass, wooden clappers and faint pink and white flowers on a gold-flecked mount.

Flowers (pink and white) and Leaves, Clappers

Shibata Zeshin, late 19th century

Fan-shaped album leaf painting of green leaves, grasses and white flowers on a pale ground with gold-flecked border.

Various Plants and Grass

Shibata Zeshin, late 19th century

Ink painting of a gray gourd vase holding a small flower sprig on a fan-shaped leaf, with calligraphy and red seal.

Flowers in Gourd

Shibata Zeshin, late 19th century

Fan-shaped album leaf with long grass blades and pale pink and white flower clusters on a gold-speckled mount.

Flowers and Leaves

Shibata Zeshin, late 19th century

Fan-shaped album leaf showing a thatched house, a woman in the doorway, a baby outside, and a leaning tree in ink and light c

House with Woman and Baby

Shibata Zeshin, late 19th century

Ink and color painting of a white egret perched on a dark tree stump on a fan-shaped album leaf with gold surround.

Egret on Tree Stump

Shibata Zeshin, late 19th century

Six-panel gold screen showing about one hundred children playing in a garden beneath pine and plum trees with a crane.

One Hundred Boys

Kano Einō, 17th century

Handscroll painting of robed courtiers beside a river and blossoming tree, with calligraphy in the margins.

The Tale of Genji

Kaihō Yūsetsu, 17th century

Ink drawing of Hotei pointing upward beside his large sack, with calligraphy and a red seal at upper right.

Hotei Pointing at the Moon

Fūgai Ekun, 1650

Fan-shaped painting of a seated courtier and a walking traveler with a staff beside pine trees, mounted in gold brocade.

Scene from the Tales of Ise: “Mount Utsu”

Fukae Roshū, early 18th century

Ink landscape leaf with steep rocky peaks and pines beside a page of handwritten calligraphy and red seals.

Eight views of the Yellow Mountains

Zheng Min, 1681

Ink painting of a bamboo branch with dark leaves and jointed stems, with calligraphy and red seals on the paper.

Bamboo and the Thousand-Character Classic

Zhan Jingfeng, 1599