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820 works

Hanging scroll of white hibiscus blossoms and green leaves with a white egret standing at the base on a brown ground.

Hibiscus and Egret

Jiang Tingxi, dated 1724

Handscroll of a pink peony and a cluster of butterflies in cream, grey, and black on a beige ground.

Flowers and Butterflies

Hanging scroll of a dark vase with lotus blossoms and white flowers beside a bowl of rocks on an ochre ground.

Vase of Flowers

Hanging scroll of crabapple and pink china roses with two birds perched on a branch against a tan silk background.

Crabapple, China rose, and Indian flycatcher

Shen Quan, 1750

Hanging scroll with a standing woman holding a plum branch by a rock and a seated figure in red in the foreground.

Girl Arranging Flowers

Ink painting of a sparrow with a rust crown perched on a branch, with dark leaves and pink blossoms below.

Animals, Flowers and Birds

Ren Bonian, 19th century

Hanging scroll of a peahen beside blooming hibiscus and rock, with two small birds flying above on a gold ground.

Peahen and hibiscus

Bian Lu, mid-14th century

Hanging scroll of mandarin ducks beside pink hibiscus and chrysanthemums at a rock, with birds in blossoming branches above.

Mandarin ducks and cotton rose hibiscus

Lü Ji, late 15th century

Hanging scroll of a seated emperor before a landscape screen, with kneeling officials, pine trees and peonies in a garden.

Remonstrating with the emperor

Liu Jun, late 15th-early 16th century

Ink painting on a hanging scroll of hibiscus, lotus and a rock, with calligraphy and red seals on the left.

Hibiscus, Lotus, and Rock

Shitao, ca. 1705-7

Album leaf with calligraphy on the left and an ink painting of a pine tree beside rocks on the right.

Landscapes, Figures, and Flowers

Chen Hongshou, dated 1618-22

Calligraphy poem in black ink over gold leaf with gray ink-painted cherry blossoms and branches below.

Poem by Kamo no Chōmei with Underpainting of Cherry Blossoms

Hon'ami Koetsu, 1606

Hanging scroll with many irregular panels of paintings and calligraphy showing flowers, insects, deer, figures and a mountain

Collaborative painting and calligraphy by Hōitsu, Nanpo, Bunchō and others

Tani Bunchō, ca. 1820

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

Folding fan with painted pink chrysanthemums and blue flowers, calligraphy column, gold-edged paper and wooden ribs.

Chrysanthemums at the Eastern Fence

Tsubaki Kakoku, 1840s

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

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

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

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

Hanging scroll of red poppies, yellow daisies, butterflies and a dragonfly against a brown silk ground.

Flowers

Lü Jingfu, 14th century

Hanging scroll of narcissus, reeds, a crab, frogs and fish beneath the water on a muted silk ground.

Flowers, fish, and crabs

Liu Jie, mid-16th century

Handscroll detail of green leaves and pink and lavender blossoms with black calligraphy and red seals.

Flowers of the Four Seasons

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

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

Fan-shaped painting of blue-green mountains, trees, and pavilions on a gold ground with calligraphy and red seals.

Brocaded Sea of Peach Blossom Waves

Handscroll painting of weeping cherry blossoms, persimmons, and willow branches on gray trunks against a pale background.

Flowers of the Four Seasons

Sakai Hōitsu, 1815

Six-panel gold screen with blue morning glory flowers and green vines climbing across the surface.

Morning Glories

Suzuki Kiitsu, early 19th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll with steep mountains, pine trees, a village and calligraphy inscription above.

Cherry Blossoms at Yoshino

Rai San’yō, 19th century