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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,431 works

Three hanging scrolls of ink landscapes with pines, mountains, and a central panel of a man with a staff and a seated woman i

Chinese Woman in a Boat and Figures in Landscapes

Kano Kōi, early 17th century

Album leaf painting of two brown birds perched on a thorny branch beside pink roses and bamboo, with red seals and calligraph

清任頤冊頁

Two-panel screen of a persimmon tree with red fruit and green leaves beside pampas grass on a green hill.

Persimmon Tree

Sakai Hōitsu, 1816

Fan-shaped silk painting of chrysanthemums, grass, two butterflies and a grasshopper, with red seal stamps.

Autumn Splendor

Round miniature portrait of a man with grey powdered hair, black coat and white cravat in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Man

Jeanne-Philiberte Ledoux, 1790

Two brown songbirds perch on a thorny branch beside pink roses and bamboo, with calligraphy and red seals in the upper right.

Two Birds Perched on a Flowering Rose Bush

Ren Bonian, late 19th century

Two-panel screen with ink hawk on branch and robed sage with staff under pine, on gold leaf ground.

Daoist Sage and Hawk

Soga Nichokuan, mid-17th century

Illuminated manuscript leaf with gold initial showing Christ ascending among clouds above the Virgin and two apostles.

Ascension in an Initial V

Niccolò di Ser Sozzo Tegliaccio, 1342

Pair of hanging scrolls: a woman beside peonies and a woman seated on a rock with orchids and writing implements.

Yanji with Orchids and Yang Guifei with Peonies

Gen Ki, 1785

Two-panel folding screen with ink-wash cypress trees on the left and a sparse, misty open field on the right.

Cypresses

Ikeda Koson, mid-19th century

Ink painting of a plum branch with sparse blossoms on a buff paper ground, with a red seal in the lower left corner.

清湯貽汾墨梅四冊頁

Tang Yifen, 1840

Ink and color drawing of court women in a palace interior with a writing box, veranda, and garden grasses beyond.

Albums of scenes from The Tale of Genji

Tosa Mitsunori, early 17th century

Painting of thatched houses nestled among towering ochre and brown rock formations with dark ink dots and misty hills behind.

Village among Rocks

Shibata Zeshin, 19th century

Painting of nude figures dancing on a flowery shore, with a yellow veil streaming behind them and a child standing at right.

Scherzo (from Rhythmen)

Otto Friedrich, 1913

Pair of hanging scroll ink landscapes showing misty mountains, pine trees, a river with a boat, and small houses.

Landscapes of the Four Seasons

Keison, mid-16th century

Painting of a seated ruler in a palace courtyard with attendants, two elephant figures, a peacock fan, and a fountain.

Maharana Amar Singh II Is Shown Two Silver Elephants

Stipple Master, ca. 1705

Painting of Heian court women with long black hair in an interior with veranda, writing box and garden, with gold clouds.

Albums of scenes from The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari gajō)

Tosa Mitsunori, 1600

Ink painting of a pine branch over a cliff, a small boat with a figure below, reeds, and red seals on paper.

Two Landscapes

Two-panel screen of an ink landscape with misty mountains, lakeside houses, pine trees, and a small boat on the water.

“At leisure in a lakeside grove in autumn”

Hine Taizan, 1850

Two girls in a sunlit room, one arranging wildflowers in a metal vase while the other holds a small bouquet.

Flowers of the Field

Francis Luis Mora, 1913

Two-panel screen of a white crane with raised wing beside a rock, bamboo, orange blossoms and a gnarled pine on gold ground.

Crane, pine, and rock

Chen Zhaofeng, late 19th century

Two hanging scrolls of ink cranes: one standing by a pine, the other beside a bamboo stalk on a misty shore.

Cranes

Soga Shōhaku, ca. 1760

Painting of a wooded bacchanal with nude revelers, a crowned man raising a gold cup, and a tambourine player.

A Bacchanal

Johan Danckerts, 1648

Three hanging scrolls with shellfish, plum blossoms, a red table, and small figures above, framed by handwritten calligraphy.

Shellfish and Apparitions of the Yoshiwara Pleasure Quarter

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1811

Three hanging scrolls showing seated court poets in robes against misty grey backgrounds, one holding a paper scroll.

Portraits of Three Famous Poets: Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, Lady Ise, and Ono no Komachi

Tosa Mitsuoki, 1691

Miniature portrait of a seated woman with curled light hair, white dress and rose corsage, beside a quill and inkstand.

Mrs. Richard Peters (Abigail Willing)

Walter Robertson, 1803

Two hanging scrolls of ink figures: one crouched with a broom seen from behind, one standing on a rock grinning with a scroll

Hanshan and Shide

Yosa Buson, early 1770s

Pair of hanging scrolls showing misty mountains, boats on a lake, and a blue-roofed pavilion beside pine trees on gold clouds

Yueyang Pavilion

Kanō Isen’in Naganobu, 1823

Oval-framed miniature portrait of a man with curly dark hair in a brown coat and white shirt, against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man

Jean-Baptiste Sambat, 1780

Hanging scroll pair: pink and white tree peonies on the left, black ink calligraphy poem on the right, blue brocade mounts.

Tree Peonies and Chinese Poem on Peonies

Keibun, ca. 1830s

Album leaf of a mountain landscape with a rider on horseback, farmers in a field, a porter with baskets, and pine trees.

Odes of the State of Bin: The Seventh Month

Fei Qinghu, late 18th-early 19th century

Little Hope

Paul Klee, 1938

Painted album page showing a seated Buddha in a wooden pavilion, with monks in yellow robes praying and Burmese script below.

Scenes from Life of the Buddha

King Mindon, 1880s

Grayscale still life of white peonies in a dark vase with scattered petals below, against a shadowed background.

Peonies

Wilton Lockwood, ca. 1910

Miniature portrait of a young man in a black cap and grey cape holding a cane, in an ornate gilt frame.

Alfred Sully

Thomas Sully, ca. 1839

Miniature portrait of a woman in a straw bonnet and dark shawl, holding a flower basket before a pink sky and hills.

Portrait of a Woman

Vincent Bertrand, ca. 1810

Pastoral scene of shepherds, flowers, goats and cattle beside a stream and classical fountain under trees.

Shepherd's Idyll

François Boucher, 1768

Oval miniature portrait of an older bald man in a green fur-collared coat and white lace jabot, in a gilt frame.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), after a Painting by Greuze of 1777

Charles Paul Jérôme de Bréa, 1777

Miniature portrait of a dark-haired woman with bare shoulder, red shawl and pink rose, in a gilded oval frame.

Francesca Ghirardi Lechi (1773-1806)

Giovanni Battista Gigola

Painting of washerwomen working by a stream below a stone bridge, with a donkey, dog, and cow in a wooded landscape.

Washerwomen

François Boucher, 1768

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with curled hair, maroon dress and white lace collar, in a gold frame.

Lola Montez (1818-1861)

Round portrait of a man in a red cap and red jacket with gold initials, against a teal background, in a gilded frame.

Portrait of a Man in Royal Livery

Hans Holbein the Younger, 1532-35

Twelve Heads

Flora

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1654

Circular grisaille painting of a classical portico with a tall column, elegant figures, arcades and towers in a courtyard.

A Renaissance Portico with Elegant Figures

Hendrick van Steenwijck II, ca. 1615

Painting of a mounted commander with an eagle standard leading soldiers in a battle before a smoking walled city.

The Capture of Carthage

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1725-29

Madame Ingouf

Vincent, ca. 1790

Circular painting of Roman ruins with brick towers, fallen columns, and small figures under a blue sky.

A Roman Landscape with Figures

Goffredo Wals, probably 1630s

Pastel of a blonde woman in a grey dress examining a straw hat with blue trim on a checkered sofa.

At the Milliner's

Edgar Degas, 1881

Painting of the Virgin Mary with a golden halo surrounded by robed apostles holding a candle, palm and book.

The Dormition of the Virgin; (reverse) Christ Carrying the Cross

Hans Leonhard Schäufelein, ca. 1510

Painting of tepees, horses and figures beside large trees in an open landscape under a cloudy sky.

An Indian Encampment

Ralph Albert Blakelock, ca. 1880-1900

Painting of rough green sea waves breaking white against dark rocky cliffs under a grey overcast sky.

Cannon Rock

Winslow Homer, 1895

Painting of a crowned Virgin in red holding a child, flanked by two angels in dark gowns and two kneeling infants.

Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados (Our Lady of the Forsaken)

Spanish Painter, 18th century

Panel painting of the Adoration of the Magi with Mary, the Christ Child, kneeling kings, attendants and a star above.

Adoration of the Magi

Unknown artist, ca. 1470-90

Ink landscape on round silk fan: thatched house beside pine trees and a rocky cliff, with distant mountains in misty sky.

Returning Home in a Driving Rain

Xia Gui, early 13th century

Oval miniature portrait of a heavyset man in a grey coat and pink cravat, set in a silver pendant frame.

William Gale

Joseph Dunkerley, 1776

Oval miniature of three women with curled brown hair and ribbons against a turquoise background, in a gilt frame.

Madame Jerome Bonaparte (Elizabeth Patterson)

Thomas Sully, ca. 1805-10

Ink and light color landscape album leaf with steep mountain, pavilion by water, pines and distant blue hills.

Landscapes in the styles of ancient masters

Wang Jian, 17th century

Ink painting of gnarled plum branches under a pale moon, with two figures on rocks and misty mountains behind.

Viewing plum blossoms by moonlight

Ma Yuan, early 13th century

Heian-style painting of court ladies on a veranda and garden with a pond, ducks and snowy shrubs on gold ground.

The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari)

Tosa Mitsusada, 17th century

Circular fan leaf painting of a toad beside red peonies, blue flowers and orchid leaves, with calligraphy and red seals.

Flower and Toad

Standing robed figure with red staff inside a circular medallion framed by scalloped cloud motifs on brown silk.

Twelve Designs for Circular Mirror

Ink landscape with twisted pine trees on a rocky cliff, two seated figures, and a distant misty mountain.

Landscapes in the styles of old masters

Ink landscape of bare trees on a riverbank, a small boat with three figures on still water, and misty mountains behind.

Landscapes after Tang-dynasty poems

Sheng Maoye, mid-17th century