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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

796 works

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 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

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

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

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

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

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 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 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 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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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