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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Ink drawing of tiered palace pavilions, a stone staircase with figures, and two sailing boats on water.

The Daming Palace

Wang Zhenpeng, early 15th century

Ink and color landscape of two figures crossing a stone bridge toward a pavilion among bamboo and pines, with misty mountains

Landscape with Man Crossing Bridge

Ink landscape hanging scroll with tall cliffs, a waterfall, pine trees, a river, and small pavilions among the hills.

Landscape

Yun Shouping, undated

Ink painting of bamboo stalks and leaves on a pale ground, with vertical calligraphy and red seals along the left edge.

Bamboo and Poem

Hanging scroll of a white eagle on a rock gazing up at a mountain lion climbing beside bamboo leaves.

White Eagle Eyeing a Mountain Lion

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1885

Ink landscape of a misty river with two small boats, a riverside village, trees, and layered mountains in the background.

Landscape with Sailboats

Xi Wang Mu with Feng Wang

Hanging scroll of a rooster in rain beside bamboo and blue morning glories on a gold ground.

Rooster in a Storm

Sō Shizan, 1783

Hanging scroll of an eagle with spread wings diving toward a monkey, painted in ink and color on a tan ground.

Eagle Attacking a Monkey

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1885

Ink painting of an eagle on rocks swooping toward a fleeing rabbit, with a misty mountain in the background.

Eagle Pursuing Rabbit

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1885

Hanging scroll with a circular ink painting of a boy in red trying to make a dark ox drink beside a bare tree.

Boy Trying to Make an Ox Drink

Hanging scroll of a pink peony sheltered by straw, with a small bird on bamboo above and muted gold background.

Peony Sheltered by Rice Straw

Hanging scroll of a gnarled plum tree with white blossoms on bare branches, with a red seal and inscription.

Flowering Plum

Hanging scroll of red camellia blossoms and green leaves on a twisted branch against a pale ochre background, with a seal at

Camellias

Ink painting of a black crow perched on a pale branch beside feathery pine needles against an empty background.

Crow on a Tree

Painting of a white crane on rocks by waves, with peach branches and pink blossoms overhead beside a pine trunk.

Flowers and Birds

Taki Katei, 19th century

Ink painting on a hanging scroll of a woman with a high hair bun and ornamental pin, with calligraphy above her.

Portrait of Lady

Kano Tanbi, probably late 19th century

Hanging scroll of standing Avalokiteshvara with a willow branch and vase, wearing jewelry and robes, against a dark backgroun

The Bodhisattva Willow Kannon (Avalokiteshvara)

Wu Daozi, late 19th century

Still life on gold ground: grey kettle, ochre vessel with paintbrushes, and a blue box, signed with a red seal.

Kettle and Box with Paint Brushes

Shibata Zeshin, 1882

Album leaf of a black lacquer box with gold ginkgo leaves beside a red gourd on a gold background.

Lacquer Box and Gourd

Album leaf showing a bamboo insect cage with red cord beside a black round fan and a small insect on speckled gold ground.

Fan and Insect Cage

Rooster perched on an orange drum with black spiral markings against a speckled gold background.

Cock on Drum

Shibata Zeshin, 1882

Album leaf on gold ground with persimmons on a branch, a hanging wasp nest, a wasp, and a red hedge below.

Persimmons Branch and Wasp Nest above a Hedge

Red cattails and green reeds beneath a pale full moon in a dusky sky, with a red seal at lower right.

Cat Tails and Moon

Two red birds in flight beside dark jutting rocks and curving gold grass on a grey silver background.

Birds and Jutting Rocks

Album leaf with two red woven baskets of flowering grass, a farmer's hat on a pole, and birds flying over a silver ground.

Flower Baskets and Farmer's Hat

Shibata Zeshin, ca. 1880s

Brown ink painting of a shaggy bear reaching toward two small crabs on a pale paper ground with gold border.

Bear and Crabs

Album leaf showing a red fire basket hung over a wooden dock above a fishing net on rippling water, on gold ground.

Fire Basket Suspended from Dock over a Fish Net in the Water

Red sun above flowering plum branches and ripples of water, painted on paper with a gold leaf border and red seal.

Sun and Plum Branches

Ink and wash painting of two bamboo shoots and leaves on pale paper, with a red seal and signature at lower left.

Bamboo Shoots

Shibata Zeshin, ca. 1880s

Album leaf of wisteria hanging beside an ochre cliff above rippling water, with a red seal at lower right.

Overhanging Cliff

Album leaf with a dark green mountain, thatched village houses by a misty shore, distant peaks, and a red seal.

Mountains and Houses

Ink and color painting of a butterfly on a vine with green leaves and clustered red berries on cream paper.

Red Berry Plant and Butterfly

Album leaf of brown seaweed and red algae on cream paper with a gold border, signed and sealed at lower left.

Seaweed

Painted album leaf of two planters with a green rock, grass, and arching leaves on pale paper with gold border.

Flowers in Jardenierres

Painted album leaf with red, yellow and green maple leaves on cream paper framed in gold, with a red seal at left.

Maple Leaves

Ink wash drawing of a morning glory flower with buds, tendrils and leaves in brown tones, with a red seal.

Morning Glory

Brown ink-wash painting of a thatched rice-drying frame on poles with grass and hills behind, with a red seal.

Rice-Drying Frame

Album leaf of broad green leaves, a stem and a curled worm, with brown grass strokes and a red seal on pale paper.

Worm on Green Leaved Plant

Ink painting of a tortoise moving toward a red vessel with calligraphy on a tan vertical scroll.

Tortoise

Shibata Zeshin, 19th century

Hanging scroll of a hooded robed figure with a staff above a crouching child and a standing woman in kimono.

Group

Shibata Zeshin, 19th century

Hanging scroll painting of a single feather with dark ink shading, bamboo quill, and red artist seal on tan ground.

Feather

Shibata Zeshin, 19th century

Narrow scroll painting of an upright brush beside a bamboo object, with a green cloud motif at upper left and a red seal.

Brush

Shibata Zeshin, 19th century

Vertical panel with two standing figures in patterned kimono, red and gold tones, against a dark speckled background.

Dolls (Tate-bina)

Shibata Zeshin, 19th century

Hanging scroll of three crows in flight painted in ink and grey wash on pale silk, with a red seal at lower right.

Three Crows in Flight

Shibata Zeshin, 19th century

Ink painting on a hanging scroll of a standing crane with a red crown against a pale grey wash background.

Cranes

Nagasawa Rosetsu, late 1780s

Painting of a turbaned rider on a blue horse with attendants, a parasol and flywhisk, before hills and palace buildings.

Maharana Amar Singh II Riding a Jodhpur Horse

Stipple Master, ca. 1700-1710

Soft ink and color landscape with a pierced rock, thatched pavilion, leafy tree and misty shore, with red seals.

Landscapes

Fan Qi, dated 1646

Ink landscape with twisted pine trees on a rocky cliff, two seated figures, and a distant misty mountain.

Landscapes in the styles of old masters

Hanging scroll of the god Jurōjin in a boat with a white deer, a turtle, a flying crane and a pine tree.

The God of Good Fortune Jurōjin

Soga Shōhaku, ca. 1773

Six-panel gold screen with green arrowroot vines and grey poem cards bearing calligraphy and small landscape paintings.

Anthology of Japanese and Chinese Poems (Wakan rōeishū) with Underpainting of Arrowroot Vines

Konoe Nobuhiro, early 17th century

Ink landscape of bare trees on a riverbank, a small boat with three figures on still water, and misty mountains behind.

Landscapes after Tang-dynasty poems

Sheng Maoye, mid-17th century

Six-panel folding screen of children playing by a sandy shore, with a boat and gold leaf clouds.

Children Playing in Summer and Winter

Maruyama Ōshin, early 19th century

Ink handscroll of a landscape with pine trees, a figure-filled pavilion, rocks, and a misty sky.

Discourse on Poetry

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, gnarled pines and rocky shore in muted ink tones on silk.

Cloudy mountains

Fa Ruozhen, 1684

Folding screen with three flying crows on gold ground and two egrets perched on a branch under willow fronds.

Egrets and Crows

Shibata Zeshin, late 19th century

Handscroll painting of mounted riders in red armor racing past a crowd on a wooden stand, with tiled rooftops below.

Horse Race at Kamo

Sumiyoshi Hiromori, 18th century

Two hanging scrolls of ink plum branches with white blossoms on a gray-brown ground, framed in blue brocade borders.

Ink Plum

Byōsen Myōshitsu, 15th century

Ink painting of a pale full moon partly covered by dark diagonal clouds, with calligraphy in the upper left.

Moon amid Clouds

Seisetsu Shūcho, early 19th century

Hanging scroll of ink plum blossoms on a twisting branch above a rock, with bamboo at left and calligraphy in the corner.

Ink Plum and Bamboo

Hoashi Kyōu, 1856 (Ansei 3)

Hanging scroll of a woman in a floral kimono beside a puppeteer in black robes holding a white-faced puppet.

Puppeteer with Puppet

Tsukioka Sessai

Ink sketch of men relaxing in a boat under a thatched canopy, fishing, with calligraphy and a red seal beside.

After Ike no Taiga and Yosa Buson’s Ten Conveniences and Ten Pleasures

Totoki Baigai, 1800

Pair of hanging scrolls with blue irises, a kingfisher on a post on the left, and swallows over rocks on the right.

Irises

Suzuki Kiitsu, mid-1850s

Portrait of a bearded older man in gilded armor with a gilt helmet on a red table, against a dark background.

Alfonso II d'Este (1533-1597), Duke of Ferrara

Italian Painter, late 16th century

Painting of a Madonna and infant holding a cross staff before a blue mountain landscape with a winding river.

Madonna of the Yarnwinder (The Lansdowne Madonna

Leonardo da Vinci, 1501

Painting of pink and white oleander flowers in a blue jug beside a yellow book against a green background.

Oleander

Vincent van Gogh, 1888

Oil portrait of an older man in a wide-brimmed hat with feather, gold sash and dark cloak, holding a wooden staff.

Portrait of Floris Soop (1604?-1657)

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1654

Half-length portrait of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed black hat and white ruff collar against a dark background.

Portrait of Herman Doomer (circa 1595date QS:P,+1595-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902-1650), furniture maker

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1640

Half-length portrait of a young man in a dark hat, resting his hand on his chin, with an orange cuff against a dark backgroun

Titus, the Artist's Son

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1660

Painting of the Virgin Mary in a red mantle holding the nude infant Christ against a dark green background.

Madonna and Child

Albrecht Dürer, 1516

Oil portrait of a man in a gray wig, brown coat and white cravat against a dark background.

Cadwallader Colden

John Wollaston the Younger, 1749

Saint John writes in red robes on Patmos as the Virgin and Child appear on a crescent moon above, with an eagle nearby.

Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos

Hans Baldung Grien, 1511

Ink and wash drawing of a bearded man seated on an ox, painting a Virgin figure on an easel.

Saint Luke Painting the Virgin

Georg Anton Urlaub, 1750

Gold-ground painting of the Madonna and Child with two angels holding a crown above, in a pointed Gothic frame.

Madonna and Child with Angels

Painting of a robed figure with raised arms beneath swirling clouds, with nude figures reaching upward beside green and yello

The Vision of Saint John, or The Opening of the Fifth Seal

Painting of nude figures, satyrs and a centaur returning from a boar hunt beside a lake under a stormy sky.

The Return from the Hunt

Piero di Cosimo, 1495

Painting of nude hunters and centaurs chasing animals through a dark forest at dusk, with smoke rising in the distance.

A Hunting Scene

Piero di Cosimo, 1495

Oval enamel watchcase cover showing a nude woman raising a snake above two seated men in blue robes before teal drapery.

Watchcase cover: Tisiphone Casting Snakes at Athamas and Ino

Round miniature portrait of a young woman with curly hair, white headscarf and teal dress in an ornate gold frame.

Portrait of a Woman

Frédéric Dubois, 1794

Oval miniature portrait of a man with white powdered wig, dark coat and white cravat in a gold and wood frame.

Gouverneur Morris

Pierre Henri, 1798

Round miniature portrait of a heavyset man in a white cap and ruffled shirt, set against a teal night sky with a crescent moo

Pierre Louis Dubus (1721-1799), Called Préville, of the Comédie-Française

Jean-Baptiste Massé, 1750

Oil portrait of a seated man in a floral dressing gown beside a bookcase of leather-bound books.

Portrait of William Duguid

Prince Demah, 1773

Oil portrait of a woman in a white cap and draped white shawl over a dark blue dress, against a dark background.

Portrait of Sarah Franklin Bache

John Hoppner, 1793

Black and white bust portrait of a woman in a ruffled white cap, dark dress and white fichu against a dark background.

Mrs. Cadwallader Colden

John Wollaston the Younger, 1749

Gold-ground panel of the Madonna and Child with two angels and a kneeling donor by Giovanni di Paolo, 1445.

Madonna and Child with Two Angels and a Donor

Giovanni di Paolo, 1445

Oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and blue coat with gold braid and a white frilled jabot.

John Hobart (1723-1793), 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire

Thomas Gainsborough, 1747

Painting of a seated woman in a blue knit hat, dark dress and fur stole, in an upholstered armchair against a pale background

Marguerite Wearing a Hat

Henri Matisse, 1918

Red monochrome hanging scroll of the warrior Shōki in layered armor, bearded and glaring, holding a round object before him.

Red Shōki, the Demon Queller

Katsushika Hokusai, 1847

Monochrome drawing of an armored samurai grappling a dragon from waves below a bell-shaped shrine with a Buddha.

Picture Book in the Katsushika Style (Ehon Katsushika-buri)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1836

Ink drawing of an armored rider with a spear on a galloping horse beside a shaggy horned demon.

Two Figures

Katsushika Hokusai, 1800

Portrait of a young girl with curled brown hair decorated with silver bows, set against a dark background, wearing white.

María Teresa (1638-1683), Infanta of Spain

Diego Velázquez, 1651

Painting of figures strolling and sitting on a dappled park path beneath tall trees, with a pale building in the distance.

The Parc Monceau

Claude Monet, 1878

Painting of a seated woman on a garden bench with a man in a top hat behind her and red flowers in the background.

Camille Monet (1847-1879) on a Garden Bench

Claude Monet, 1873

Painting of Rouen Cathedral's Gothic portal and facade in warm sunlight against a pale blue sky, by Claude Monet.

Rouen Cathedral: The Portal (Sunlight)

Claude Monet, 1894

Painting of a blue gulf seen from a hillside village with red roofs, chimneys, green trees and pale mountains under a pale sk

The Gulf of Marseilles Seen from L'Estaque

Paul Cézanne, 1885

Painting of nude bathers by a stream beneath trees and cypresses, with loose brushwork and a blue sky.

Baigneuses

Paul Cézanne, 1874