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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,955 works

Hanging scroll of insects marching in a procession past wildflowers, a wicker cage, and grain stalks on a pale ground.

Procession of Insects

Nishiyama Kan'ei, mid-19th century

Hanging scroll of two Japanese figures on a veranda, one standing with a sword and one kneeling in a blue robe.

Kabuki Play Kusazuribiki from the Tales of Soga (Soga monogatari)

Okumura Masanobu, 18th century

Ink drawings of two figures, one in a conical straw hat and one in flowing robes, beside Japanese brush calligraphy on paper.

Pictures with Letters

Iwasa Matabei, 17th century

Hanging scroll of a young woman in a red kimono seated on a veranda beside a shoji screen, with flowers and a ceramic jar.

Young Woman on a Veranda

Furuyama Moroshige, second half of the 17th century

Ink handscroll of crowds in kimono strolling and dining on riverside platforms beside a flowing river with boats.

Amusements in Kyoto in the Four Seasons

Maruyama Ōkyo, late 1770s-early 1780s

Hanging scroll of two robed figures on a cloud bridge above water, with a small bird on a rock, in a patterned silk mount.

The God Izanagi and Goddess Izanami

Nishikawa Sukenobu, 18th century

Six-panel screen of misty mountains, thatched houses, and travelers on a winding path beneath pine trees.

Travels through Mountains and Fields

Yosa Buson, ca. 1765

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

Six-panel screen of misty mountains, pine trees, temple pavilions, a pagoda, and small boats on gold ground.

Jinshan Island and West Lake

Kanō Sanraku, 1630

Six-panel screen with small ink scenes of figures, buildings and landscapes beside calligraphy on gold leaf.

Forty-nine scenes from the Tales of Ise

Satomura Genchin, mid-17th century

Two women in patterned robes stand in a garden by a wooden fence and a gnarled tree, one holding a fan and one a cup.

"Evening Faces" chapter from The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)

Kawamata Tsunemasa, 18th century

Ink wash painting of a cycad plant with arching feathery fronds and a thick segmented trunk, with a red seal at lower left.

Cycad

Ike no Taiga, mid-18th century

Hanging scroll of three figures in colorful kimono and robes, with calligraphy and red seals on a gold silk ground.

Fuwa Banzaemon

Utagawa Toyokuni II, 19th century

Fan-shaped painting on gold leaf of snowy rocks, green bamboo, a lattice fence and blue water, with red border bands.

Breaking a Plum Branch on a Snowy Night; Bamboo in Snow

Reizei Tamechika, 19th century

Ink painting of a long-tailed bird on a branch with calligraphy and red seals, framed in green silk.

Bird on a Branch

Unkei Eii, before 1535

Hanging scroll of a court lady in robes seated on a veranda by a river, reaching upward, with autumn trees and a lute beside

Princess Ogimi from the "Bridge Maiden" (Hashihime) chapter from The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari)

Hishikawa Waō, early 18th century

Ink painting of a man leaning over a boat gazing at lotus leaves, while another man poles behind him in misty water.

Zhou Maoshu Admiring Lotuses

Kaihō Yūsetsu, mid-17th century

Folding fan with ink plum branch in blossom and a brown glazed teapot on a gold stand, by Shibata Zeshin.

Plum Branch and Teapot

Ink landscape handscroll of a wide river with cliffs, pavilions, a small boat and distant sailboats.

Presenting the Tripod

Wang Xuehao, 1803

Pen sketch of a thatched house with bamboo, a seated woman seen through a window, facing page with calligraphy.

Famous Women

Gai Qi, dated 1799

Handscroll landscape with misty mountains, a river with boats, an arched bridge, a pavilion, and riverside houses and trees.

Reminiscence of Jinling

Panoramic ink landscape of jagged mountain peaks with small pavilions and handwritten inscription columns at upper right.

General View of Inner Geumgang

Sin Hak-gwon, mid-19th century

Six-panel gold screen showing a crowded outdoor kabuki performance with stages, pine trees, a bridge, and people in kimono.

Women’s Kabuki

Kanō Takanobu, mid- to late 1610s

Ink painting of a sleeping striped cat curled in a ball, with Japanese calligraphy and a red seal on the left.

Dreaming Cat

Hōzōbō Shinkai, mid-17th century

Hanging scroll of a seated woman in a red kimono holding a kitten, with a shamisen and lacquer box beside her.

Courtesan with a Kitten

Nishikawa Sukenobu, early 18th century

Ink and light color album leaf of a garden with a pavilion, pine tree, rock, figures and distant misty hills.

Garden scene

Wu Tao, 1867

Six-panel gold screen showing a striped tiger reclining beside a waterfall and rocks, gazing toward the viewer.

Tiger, Tigress and Cub

Kishi Chikudō, 1892

Six-panel gold screen with a twisted cherry tree in white blossom and drooping willow branches above green hillocks with smal

Cherry and Maple Trees

Sakai Hōitsu, early 1820s

Two figures in green lotus-patterned robes on an album leaf, with black calligraphy and red seals beside them.

Painting Album of Sublime Talent

Various Artists, ca. 1815

Woman in a patterned kimono cooling herself with a fan on a bench by a stream, with irises and a leafy branch.

Woman Cooling Herself

Utagawa Toyohiro, ca. 1800