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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2,219 works

Hanging scroll of small birds on willow branches with pink hibiscus blossoms, inscription and red seals on ochre ground.

Small Birds on a Willow Branch and Hibiscus Blossoms

Tsubaki Chinzan, 1850

Hanging scroll of three white herons standing on a snowy rock beneath a willow tree in ink and soft wash.

Herons in the Snow

Nakabayashi Chikutō, ca. 1840

Two white egrets stand in water beneath drooping willow branches, with pink peonies and chrysanthemums on a pale hanging scro

Egrets, Peonies, and Willows

Yamamoto Baiitsu, early 19th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty mountains, pine trees, small houses by water, and calligraphy at upper right.

Clearing after Rain over Streams and Mountains

Wang Hui, dated 1662

Hanging scroll of pink, purple and white tree peonies rising beside a mineral-dotted rock, with calligraphy at upper left.

Tree Peonies

Ink landscape with craggy rocks, a grotto opening at left, and trees with red foliage, with calligraphy at upper right.

Outing to Zhang Gong's Grotto

Shitao, ca. 1700

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

Hanging scroll of a flowering crabapple branch with a pair of long-tailed birds perched among white blossoms beside a rock.

Flowering Crabapple and Pair of Birds

Shen Quan, dated 1744

Ink painting of a lone man on a wooden bridge over a rocky stream, beside tall bare trees and distant hills.

Man on a Bridge

Ren Bonian, dated 1889

Handscroll painting of a garden with willow trees, a white wall, a pavilion with figures, and tiled roofs under clouds.

Second View of the Studio for Respecting the Fungus of Longevity

Yang Tianbi, 1825

Ink landscape with twisted pine trees, a small figure on a path, and rounded rock formations fading into distant hills.

Landscape

Zhang Cining, 1807

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

Six-panel folding screen of misty ink landscape with pines, a waterfall, a pagoda and a small boat on water.

Landscapes of the Four Seasons

Kano Tan'yu, 1630s

Hanging scroll of two pheasants on rocks by water, beneath a flowering tree with green leaves and pale blossoms.

Pheasants among Trees: Flowers of the Four Seasons

Kanō Shōei, probably 1560s

Six-panel ink landscape screen with rocky peaks, pine trees, a lakeside village, boats, and flying birds.

Landscape of the Four Seasons

Unkoku Tōgan, late 16th-early 17th century

Six-panel gold screen with clouds, boats, dancers in costume, blossoming trees and palace pavilions with robed figures.

“Butterflies” (Kochō), from the Tale of Genji

Tosa Mitsuyoshi, late 16th-early 17th century

Six-panel screen of pine-covered hills with three figures carrying bundles along a rocky path.

Woodcutters and Fishermen

Matsumura Goshun, ca. 1790-95

Hanging scroll of white plum blossoms on gnarled branches beneath a pale moon, with calligraphy and red seals at right.

White Plum Blossoms and Moon

Itō Jakuchū, 1755

Six-panel gold and silver screen with white cherry blossoms and a dark tree trunk at center.

Blossoming Cherry Trees

Sakai Hōitsu, ca. 1805

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

Hanging scroll of a courtesan and two attendants under a willow tree, with calligraphy above and patterned silk mounting.

Courtesan and her Attendants under a Willow Tree

Unchō, 1796

Hanging scroll of a snowy landscape with tall mountains, pine trees, and small buildings beside water in ink tones.

Snowy Landscape

Ink painting of a windswept pine tree over rocks, with brushed calligraphy and red seals at the upper left.

Pine Tree and Calligraphy

Ike no Taiga, late 18th-early 19th century

Ink and color landscape of a lakeside pavilion with two figures, weeping willows, rocky peaks and a pink sky.

Landscape with Pavilion and Willows

Hanging scroll of two peacocks beside pink and white peonies and a red camellia under a pine branch on a rock.

Peacocks, Pine Tree, and Peonies

Lü Ji, probably 19th century

Six-panel screen of a misty mountain landscape with pines, a wooden bridge, a pavilion, and small robed figures.

Orchid Pavilion Gathering; Autumn Harvest Festival

Ike no Taiga, ca. 1763

Ink painting of a heron standing on a branch beside drooping willow fronds, on a pale hanging scroll.

Heron and Willow

Sesshū Tōyō, 18th-19th century

Ink painting of a gnarled tree with crows perched on branches, a flock flying above, and a red sun rising behind distant tree

Flock of Crows at Dawn

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Three white egrets perched on a dark branch beside a pale full moon and drooping willow branches at night.

Egrets in a Tree at Night

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a small bird with a rosy cheek perched on a rock beside a plum branch and a thin bamboo stalk.

Bird on a Plum Tree

Ink painting of two birds perched on a gnarled willow branch with drooping leaves on a grey silk background.

Two Birds on a Branch

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Three pigeons perch on a dark tree branch with fan-shaped leaves against a grey silk background framed in gold.

Pigeons in a Tree

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Ink and wash landscape of a traveler on a moonlit path beside tall pines, with a full moon and misty hills.

Traveling by Moonlight

Kawabata Gyokushō, ca. 1887-92

Ink painting of a singing bird with open beak perched on a branch, with dark leaves and red seals on silk.

Singing Bird on a Branch

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a brown eagle with pale head perched on a pine branch against a grey background.

Eagle in a Tree

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Ink landscape of misty mountains, a traveler on a path approaching a wooden house beside a river valley.

Visiting a Friend

Seki Shūkō, 1892

Ink painting of a black crow in flight with spread wings beneath drooping willow branches on a grey background.

Crow and Willow Tree

Kawanabe Kyōsai, November 1887

Two hanging scrolls: a crested bird perched on a plum tree stump, and a dark bird beside pine needles on a branch, in ink.

Crested Bird on Stump of Plum Tree

Votive plaque showing a bow-carrying armored warrior and a kneeling robed figure beside pine trees and misty mountains.

Ema (Votive Painting) of Empress Jingū, Her Minister Takenochi no Sukune, and an Infant (the Future Emperor Ōjin)

Nagano Yasunosuke, 1898

Ink painting hanging scroll of a crested bird perched on a bare tree trunk, with sparse grasses below, in gold brocade mounti

Bird on Tree (Haha-chō)

Ink and color painting of a duck on a snowy rock beside a drooping willow, with a pale moon behind.

Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Bird and Willow in Snow

Shibata Zeshin, 1882

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

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 straw snow shelter wrapped around a tree, with a sparrow by a stream, reeds and green shoots in the foreground.

Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Snow Shelter for a Tree with Sparrow

Shibata Zeshin, 1882

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

Hanging scroll of a gnarled plum tree in white blossom with a small bush warbler perched on a lower branch.

Bush Warbler (Uguisu) in a Plum Tree

Sakai Hōitsu, early 19th century

Painting of a decorated drum float with dragons and a seated figure beside a pine tree on a gold background.

Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Drum for Gagaku Dance

Shibata Zeshin, 1882

Hanging scroll of many sparrows among plum blossom branches and a pink rose on a pale silk ground.

Sparrows in a Plum Tree

Nagasawa Rosetsu, second half of the 1790s

Hanging scroll of a plum tree with dark ink branches and white blossoms rising across a pale silk background.

Plum Blossoms

Yamamoto Baiitsu, dated 1851

Watercolor album leaf of tiered rice stacks hanging from a branch beside slender trees with red berries and a small bird, fra

Rice Stacks and Trees

Ink and wash drawing of two gnarled trees beside a diagonal stone stairway, with calligraphy and red seals at left.

Ten Sites Associated with Ruan Yuan

Wang Jun, dated 1883

Painting of Krishna in a tree above bathing women, with herders and cattle on a green hillside, framed in red.

"Krishna Steals the Clothing of the Gopis (Female Cowherds)", Folio from the Devotional Text of the Bhagavata Purana

The Early Master at the Court of Mandi, ca. 1640

Brown ink painting of a crow perched on a gnarled bare tree branch, with a red seal mark on the right.

Crow on Tree

Hanging scroll of two pine trees over rocks, with seated figures and a tea stove in a misty landscape.

Sampling Tea beneath the Wu Trees

Nakabayashi Chikutō, 1840

Hanging scroll of blossoming plum branches rising from an ink rock, with calligraphy and red seals at upper left.

Plum Blossoms

Minagawa Kien, 18th-19th century

Hanging scroll of red maple branches above a kettle hanging over a fire, with smoke, dried fungi, and a rock.

Autumn Maple

Shibata Zeshin, late 19th century

Japanese painting on gold leaf of courtiers seated on green platforms beside pine trees, a willow screen, and a flowering vin

“The Oak Tree”

Tosa Mitsuyoshi, late 16th-early 17th century

Six-panel folding screen showing a grey goose flying over water with reeds at lower right against a golden background.

Goose and Reeds; Willows in the Moonlight

Maruyama Ōkyo, right screen: 1774; left screen: 1793

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

Hanging scroll of a courtesan and attendant walking beneath a flowering cherry tree, in patterned black and red kimono.

Courtesan and her Attendant under a Cherry Tree

Utagawa Toyoharu, early 19th century

Hanging scroll of a woman and small child beneath a blossoming cherry tree, in striped red robes and green clothing.

Woman and Child under a Cherry Tree

Utagawa Toyohiro, late 18th-early 19th century

Hanging scroll of Willow Kannon holding a willow sprig, with a green halo and jeweled robes against a gold ground.

Willow Kannon

Sakai Hōitsu, probably 1810s

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

Hanging scroll of a plum tree in white bloom above two white waterfowl swimming in rippling water beside reeds.

Plum Tree and Waterfowl

Kano Masanobu, early 16th century