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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,430 works

Ink painting of dark mynah birds with open beaks mobbing a mottled owl perched on a blossoming branch.

Mynah Birds Attacking an Owl

Sesson Shūkei, probably 19th century

Hanging scroll of bare gnarled trees on a snowy slope, with a flock of crows flying over misty hills.

Crows in Old Trees

Luo Zhichuan, early 14th century

Ink painting of a dark mynah bird on a rock beside bamboo, with calligraphy and red seals, on a hanging scroll.

Mynah Bird and Bamboo

Zhao Yong, dated 1349

Handscroll painting of robed deities riding an ox, horse, donkey and a winged bird across a pale paper ground.

Divinities of the Planets and Constellations

Qiu Ying, 16th century

Hanging scroll of pine-covered rocky island, cranes, plum blossoms, sea turtle and red sun above misty mountains.

Mount Penglai with Eight Views of Xiao and Xiang

Kano Tansui Moritsune, 19th century

Pair of hanging scrolls in grey ink showing birds on branches above peonies and shrubs, with mounted brocade borders.

Birds and Flowers

Kano Yukinobu, mid-16th century

Ink painting of white blossoms on a branch by a fence, a small bird flying above, with calligraphy in columns.

“Fourth Month” from Fujiwara no Teika’s “Birds and Flowers of the Twelve Months”

Ogata Kenzan, 1743

Six-panel screen with two hawks on pine branches and rock, and white camellias blooming at lower left.

Hawks with Pine Trees and Camellias; Small Birds with Willows and Camellias

Mitani Tōshuku, early 17th century

Hanging scroll of three women in kimono viewing cherry blossoms by a lake with swimming white birds.

Three Beauties Viewing Cherry Blossoms

Chobunsai Eishi, late 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of a boat, fire brazier, red flowers on a hill and a black bird on waves, with Japanese calligraphy above.

“Sixth Month” from Fujiwara no Teika’s “Birds and Flowers of the Twelve Months”

Ogata Kenzan, 1743

Ink painting hanging scroll of sparrows among millet stalks, reeds and chrysanthemums, with a red seal at lower right.

Millet and Sparrows

Geiai, mid-16th century

Six-panel screen with birds, lilies, peonies and plum blossoms in oval panels on gold leaf, with calligraphy above.

Birds and Flowers of the Twelve Months with Chinese Calligraphy

Kano School, 16th century; sheets of poetry, one dated 1553

Six-panel screen with birds perched on flowering branches, bamboo and willow against gold-leaf panels.

Birds and Flowers

Kano Tan'yu, 17th century

Hanging scroll of a mandarin duck swimming near blue and white irises, with two hidden ducks among the grasses.

Mandarin Ducks and Iris

Kanō Tsunenobu, 17th-18th century

Hanging scroll of a green dove perched on a blossoming plum branch beside dark rocks, painted in ink and colour on silk.

Dove on Plum Tree

Kanō Tanshin, 17th-18th century

Gold-ground folding screen with heart-shaped scenes of birds, ducks, plum blossoms, peonies and chrysanthemums by a stream.

Birds and Flowers of Autumn and Winter

Kano Chikanobu, early 18th century

Hanging scroll of two quail on a grassy mound beside tall millet stalks with drooping seed heads, on a pale ground.

Quail and Millet

Kiyohara Yukinobu, late 17th century

Hanging scroll of a woman spinning silk beside a child at a brazier, with three swallows flying above.

Woman Spinning Silk

Katsushika Hokusai, dated 1790

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

Ink painting hanging scroll of a magpie perched on a curving branch beside white plum blossoms.

Bird and Plum Blossoms

Unpō, 18th-19th century

Hanging scroll of a blue kingfisher diving beside tall bulrushes with seed heads on a pale background.

Kingfisher and Bulrushes

Katsushika Hokusai, 19th century

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

Hanging scroll of a long-tailed bird and a smaller bird perched on gnarled branches with white blossoms and flowers.

Birds and Flowers

Sō Shiseki, 18th century

Ink painting of birds perched on branches and among lotus leaves, rendered in loose gray and black brushwork on silk.

Birds in a lotus pond

Bada Shanren, ca. 1690

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

Hanging scroll of two swallows on willow branches in ink with calligraphy and red seals at upper right.

Swallows

Folding fan painting of a brown bird on a rock beside pink blossoms and blue-green leaves, with calligraphy and red seals.

Bird on a Rock by a Flowering Branch

Ren Xun, dated 1879

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

Six-panel gold screen with birds, white plum blossoms on a gnarled tree, rocks, irises, and grasses.

Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons

Kano Sanboku, late 17th century