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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,955 works

Hanging scroll of white and black silkie chickens with crested heads on a gold ground, framed by patterned brocade.

Silkies

Mori Sosen, before 1807

Six-panel ink landscape screen with rocky mountains, a waterfall, bare trees, a thatched pavilion, and calligraphy at upper r

Lake Biwa in Four Seasons

Nukina Sūō, 1834

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

Ten-panel screen with ink still lifes of bronze incense burners, vases, and flowering plants on a tan ground.

Still life with bronze vessels and flowering plants

Jang Seung-eop, 1894

Six-panel gold screen of people strolling and picnicking under cherry blossoms and pines beside a pagoda, with gold clouds.

Amusements at Higashiyama in Kyoto

Studio of Kano Sadanobu, early 1620s

Five women in patterned kimono sit and stand around tea utensils in an interior, painted on a pale scroll.

Five Beauties

Teisai Hokuba, 1840

Woman in patterned kimono holds string to a dog on a wooden veranda as an attendant in red reaches for a ball.

Courtesan and Attendant Playing with a Dog

Nishikawa Sukenobu, ca. 1716-1736

Three hanging scrolls: two with black ink calligraphy and one with a grey ink wash mountain landscape under red seals.

Mountain and Calligraphy

Ike no Taiga, 18th-19th century

Hanging scroll with calligraphy on the left and an ink painting of a small boat beside windblown reeds on the right.

Fishing Boat on Reed Covered Bank and Calligraphy

Ike no Taiga, 18th-19th century

Pair of hanging scrolls: ink village landscape with rooftops and trees on the right, and brush calligraphy with red seals on

Evening Glow in a Mountain Village and Calligraphy

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

Ink landscape of misty mountains, a waterfall, blooming white plum trees, a thatched hut and a seated figure.

Landscapes of the Four Seasons

Takaku Aigai, 1833

Ink and pale wash painting of rocks on paper, with a column of black calligraphy and red seals at upper right.

Rocks

Yosa Buson, late 18th century

Ink and light color painting of seated Daruma in a red robe beside a bowl, with brush calligraphy and red seals on the left.

Daruma

Totoki Baigai, 18th century

Folding fan with painted peaches, pomegranate and fingered citron on pale paper, green ribs and dark lacquered guard.

Peaches, Pomegranate, and Fingered Citron

Yamamoto Baiitsu, 1832

Ink painting of plum branches with white blossoms in a pale circle, with calligraphy and a red seal at the right.

Plum Blossoms

Motsurin Jōtō, 15th century

Hanging scroll of pilgrims with an ox cart, horse and dog in procession, with calligraphy beside the figures.

Pilgrims Travelling to Ise

Chōgō, 18th century

Ink painting of two melons, one pale and one striped, with curling vines and leaves on a gray silk ground.

Melons

Yamada Dōan, late 16th century

Handscroll of courtesans in colorful kimono walking past cherry blossoms, with a man holding a parasol and a seated woman ind

Three Gods of Good Fortune Visit the Yoshiwara; or “Scenes of Pleasure at the Height of Spring”

Chobunsai Eishi, early 19th century

Album leaf of a seated bearded man in a patterned white robe and black cap, with calligraphy on the facing page.

Portraits and Poems of the Thirty-six Poetic Immortals

Sumiyoshi Gukei, 1674-92

Hanging scroll of a woman in a patterned kimono fanning herself on a veranda beside a shoji screen and stream.

Courtesan Enjoying a Cool Summer Evening

Ogawa Haritsu, 1741

Ink landscape hanging scroll with buildings, trees, a pagoda in the distance, and calligraphy at left.

Farewell Gift to Tani Bunji

Okada Hankō, 1833

Fan-shaped painting of white cherry blossoms on a branch with brown leaves, beside an ink rock, mounted on a hanging scroll.

Cherry Blossoms

Sakai Hōitsu, 18th century

Ink drawing of a reclining woman and a seated man in a cap, each beside columns of Japanese calligraphy.

The Thirty-Six Poetic Immortals

Sakai Hōitsu, 1824

Hanging scroll of townspeople and travelers sheltering under a covered porch, with a bullock, umbrella and flower vase.

Taking Shelter from the Rain

Teisai Hokuba, early to mid-19th century

Ink painting of Mount Fuji above mist, with pines, rocks, a calm bay and small boats, plus calligraphy at upper left.

Mount Fuji

Yokoi Kinkoku, early 19th century

Handscroll painting of misty mountains, thatched huts, a pine tree and a pale moon over harvested grain fields.

Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers

Kano Tōun, 1675

Handscroll of a kabuki theater with a stage, curtains, costumed performers, audience members, and a tree in the center.

Kabuki Theater

Nonoyama Kōzan, 1822

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, pine trees, a river and small houses in ink, with calligraphy at upper right.

Green Peaks

Noro Kaiseki, 1826

Ink sketch of a demon mask beneath a pine tree with two birds flying, with calligraphy and red seals beside it.

Album of Fifty-four Sketches

Watanabe Kazan, 19th century

Fan-shaped album leaf with bush clover branches, green leaves and small white flowers, signed in black ink with a red seal.

Bush Clover

Suzuki Kiitsu, early 19th century